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Muley

Parf of speech: Noun, OED Year: 1570, OED Evaluation: Now, chiefly North American.

A hornless cow. Also more generally: any cow.

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Interviewer: What do you call a- a cow that ah- that doesn't have any horns? Speaker: Mulio, a muley cow.
A hornless cow.
Speaker: Melba Stringer, Gender: Female, Age at interview: 73, Interview: 1976, Lanark County
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Interviewer: Um, what did they used to call the ah- a cow that didn't have any horns? Speaker: Muley (laughs). Muley (laughs).
A hornless cow.
Speaker: Terrance Harvey Gordon Spencer, Gender: Male, Age at interview: 86, Interview: 1977, Lanark County
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