muley
[adjective]
Synonyms: obstinate, bullheaded, closed-minded, deaf, hardheaded, headstrong, intractable, muleheaded, mulish, sot

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muley noun & adjective¹. ['mju:li] Now chiefly US. Also mooley ['mu:li], (earlier) mulley ['mʌli]. L16.
[Perh. formed as MOILEY. Cf. MULL noun³.]
A. noun.
1. A hornless cow; a cow. Also muley cow. L16.

2. A long stiff saw with a rapid vertical reciprocating motion, guided by carriages instead of being stretched in a frame. Also muley saw. US. M19.
b. adjective. Of cattle: hornless. M19.

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muley adjective². ['mju:li] Long obsolete exc. Scot. E17.
[from MULE noun² + -Y¹.]
Having chilblains, esp. on the heel.

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muley adjective³. ['mju:li] L19.
[from MULE noun¹ + -Y¹.]
Mulish, stubborn; sulky.

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