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mule | The mule is a multi-spindle spinning machine which was developed by Samuel Crompton in 1779 at Hall i\' th\' Wood, near Bolton, Lachashire, England. The mule was a cross between the Spinning Jenny, invented by James Hargreaves in 1764 and the Water-frame, which was patented by Richard Arkwright in 1769. See jenny. |