mulada
An American Southwest term, now dated, for a drove or herd of mules.
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An American Southwest term, now dated, for a drove or herd of mules. Borrowed from Spanish, it reflects the significant Spanish-Mexican influence on the vocabulary of the American West, particularly in ranching and pack-train culture of the 19th century.
The canyon was impassable while a mulada of thirty pack animals was being led through single file.
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(US, dated) A drove of mules.
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