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mulio

Parf of speech: Noun, OED Year: N/A, OED Evaluation: N/A

muley-cow

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Interviewer: Mm-hm. Your- your cows had ah horns? Speaker: Oh yes. They had big long horns. Interviewer: What do you call a- a cow that ah- that doesn't have any horns? Speaker: Mulio, a muley cow. Interviewer: Mm-hm. Speaker: Ah a mule- there's lots of cows born witho- without horns altogether even. Interviewer: Mm-hm. Speaker: And ah but ah our cattle was Ayreshires and- and Durhams, and Holsteins, they all had the horns, great big horns.

muley-cow

Speaker: Melba Stringer, Gender: Female, Age at interview: 73, Interview: 1976, Lanark County