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- noun Plural form of
muleskinner .
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Examples
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There was need for skilled mechanics, truck drivers, "muleskinners," cobblers, saddlers, etc., as well as for skilled accountants, and this was kept strictly in mind.
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We enjoyed our dinner with the man, however, and Jack added further to his vocabulary in finding that the drivers of the ox teams were called "bullwhackers," and those of the mules and horses "muleskinners."
The Voyage of the Rattletrap Hayden Carruth 1897
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The town continued to draw hunters, muleskinners, furriers and others.
Local News 2010
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"No more bull-wackers and muleskinners 'whooping it up'; no more
The Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Gilbert Parker Gilbert Parker 1897
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"No more bull-wackers and muleskinners 'whooping it up'; no more
Northern Lights, Volume 1. Gilbert Parker 1897
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"No more bull-wackers and muleskinners 'whooping it up'; no more Blackfeet and Piegans drinking alcohol and water, and cutting each others 'throats.
Northern Lights, Complete Gilbert Parker 1897
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