"muleback" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈmjuːlbak/ [UK]
Etymology: From mule + back, after horseback. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|mule|back}} mule + back Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} muleback (not comparable)
  1. On the back of a mule. Tags: not-comparable Coordinate_terms: horseback, donkeyback, assback
    Sense id: en-muleback-en-adv-Ds~LwVxt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 82 18

Noun

IPA: /ˈmjuːlbak/ [UK]
Etymology: From mule + back, after horseback. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|mule|back}} mule + back Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} muleback (uncountable)
  1. The back of a mule. Tags: uncountable Coordinate_terms: horseback, donkeyback, assback
    Sense id: en-muleback-en-noun-ASFo2EkP

Inflected forms

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