Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

morgan's mule

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.92 in modern English

Syllables: mor-gan's -mule
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The horse (instrument of punishment).

American usage

Etymology

Named after John Hunt Morgan (1825–1864), Confederate general during the American Civil War.

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

Morgan's mules (plural)

Questions

What does morgan's mule mean?: The horse (instrument of punishment).
Where does morgan's mule come from?: Named after John Hunt Morgan (1825–1864), Confederate general during the American Civil War.

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