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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 1 of 2 1 2 mule/mulatto #140672 03/10/05 02:53 PM Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 7 Z Zeitgeist OP stranger OP Zeitgeist stranger Z Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 7 is ther a connection betwen these? thank you. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: mule/mulatto #140673 03/10/05 04:23 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 M maverick Carpal Tunnel maverick Carpal Tunnel M Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 Yep, same root. Main Entry: mu·lat·to Pronunciation: m&-'la-(")tO, mu-, myu-, -'lä- Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural -toes or -tos Etymology: Spanish mulato, from mulo mule, from Latin mulus 1 : the first-generation offspring of a black person and a white person 2 : a person of mixed white and black ancestry http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=mulatto Main Entry: 1mule Pronunciation: 'myü(&)l Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old French mul, from Latin mulus 1 a : a hybrid between a horse and a donkey; especially : the offspring of a male donkey and a mare b : a self-sterile plant whether hybrid or not c : a usually sterile hybrid 2 : a very stubborn person 3 : a machine for simultaneously drawing and twisting fiber into yarn or thread and winding it into cops 4 slang : a person who smuggles or delivers illicit drugs If you don't know it, can I suggest you try onelook.com for standard queries? It's a good starting point. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: mule/mulatto #140674 03/10/05 06:58 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA a machine for simultaneously drawing and twisting fiber into yarn or thread and winding it into cops I'd pay a dollar to see that ... as might a number of the police officers who appear before me. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: mule/mulatto #140675 03/10/05 07:52 PM Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park of troy Carpal Tunnel of troy Carpal Tunnel Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park mule spinning is almost a lost art --there are 2 yarn mills in US that still provide mule spun yarn. Worsted yarn is strong, firmer, and the machine that spin it are easier to maintain. i suspect if you google mule spun + yarn, you'd find the mills, one is in NE, the other in MI. i am not all that into spinning. i know there are different ways to spin and ply yarns, (worsted, cable and mule spun being the most common--perhaps even the complete list!) but i really don't have a full understanging of the differences--at a spinning level.. i can recognize the differences in the yarns. in the US mule spun yarn used to be called 'germantown'--and centeral PA was the sorce for many 'germantown' wools. what every you call it, the yarn is softer, and has more loft--(but it also is more likely to pill.) germantown yarn was the traditional choice for infants cloths and blankets. my other obsession Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: mule/mulatto #140676 03/10/05 08:00 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA Highly informative, dear Helen, but why "wind it into cops"? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: mule/mulatto #140677 03/10/05 08:08 PM Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park of troy Carpal Tunnel of troy Carpal Tunnel Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park i dunno!--there are limits to amount of trivia i know!-- my other obsession Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Yo-de-lay-hee!! #140678 03/10/05 08:28 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York Good morning captain Good morning sun Oh yes, it's good morning captain Good morning shine Don't you need another muleskinner On your new road line. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter mule spinning is almost a lost art #140679 03/10/05 08:53 PM Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC So's cow tipping. TEd Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: mule/mulatto #140680 03/10/05 10:18 PM Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park of troy Carpal Tunnel of troy Carpal Tunnel Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park Dr. Bill wrote me, claiming he got lucky--(but we all know luck favors a prepared mind--) -2. A conical or conical-ended mass of coiled thread, yarn, or roving, wound upon a spindle, etc. he didn't let me know which dictionary had this bit, a standard, or one devoted to textiles. so the answer is a cop is a cone of yarn.. mmm cones of yarn... (actually, my stash of un-knit yarn is become a SABLE - a Stash Accumulation Beyond Live Expectancy! i have a friend who 'pays' me in yarn to teach her to knit.. and i get about $300 dollars an hour in payment (she came into a large collection of wool, but she is alergic.. so she undervalues it..--i have actualy stopped taking payments.. 1 i felt guilty, and 2--i have so much yarn right now.. my other obsession Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: mule/mulatto #140681 03/10/05 11:21 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA there are limits to amount of trivia i know Odd, my wife sez that my trivial knowledge is seemingly limitless. 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