pack mule
Example Sentences
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Eventually, Williams said, his forebears ended up leading pack mule trains through the area, creating a thicket of trails branching off from Downieville into the remote mines.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2022
It shows BigDog, a quadrupedal robot designed by Boston Dynamics to be a pack mule for the military.
From The Verge • Jun. 11, 2020
According to the Proust questionnaire in Vanity Fair, you want to be reincarnated as the most dependable pack mule on the Grand Canyon mule team.
From New York Times • Apr. 13, 2019
The firm’s previous military projects included a four-legged robotic pack mule that could haul supplies across deserts or mountains — but which sounded like a lawnmower and was reportedly deemed too noisy by the U.S.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 8, 2018
Samir opened a slit in the last bundle of wool and scratched the pack mule under the chin.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
