Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [myool fat]
- /myul fæt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [myool fat]
- /myul fæt/
Definition of mule-fat word
- noun mule-fat a composite shrub, Baccharis viminea, of California, having willowlike leaves and clustered flowers, growing in riverbeds. 1
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Origin of mule-fat
First appearance:
before 1930 One of the 10% newest English words
First recorded in 1930-35; so called from its being a source of food for mule deer
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Parts of speech for Mule-fat
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mule-fat popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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