Talk:Mule (footwear)

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I added a tiny bit on 18th century shoes and the image, but there is a lot of unsupported information in this article.

Websters second cites "mule" as "a kind of slipper without quarter" (what a wonderful way of putting it) from Latin mulleus 'shoe of red leather' via French.

The OED wonders if "mule" may mean prostitute (from earlier spelling moyle) - perhaps there is a transference of meaning here? - PKM 17:10, 18 June 2006 (UTC)