The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #37623 Message #3156676
Posted By: Amos
18-May-11 - 07:29 PM
Thread Name: What is a mule skinner?
Subject: RE: What is a mule skinner?
I think the use of the long-tailed whip on the backs of the mule-train is sufficient to explain the term as a vivid shorthand.
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