Jackass
Jackass noun - A sturdy and patient domestic mammal that is used especially to carry things.
Usage example: with our jackasses loaded with supplies, we slowly made our way down to the floor of the canyon
Mule
Mule noun - Hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile.
Both words in one sentence
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Note that strictly speaking, a donkey (or ass, of which a "jackass" is the male and a "jenny" the female) is a separate species; a mule is a (usually) sterile hybrid, a cross between a male donkey and a female horse, as opposed to a hinny, the offspring of a male horse and a female donkey.
Source: Stubborn Mule -
Knight-Mare Hare (1955) has the wizard Merlin attempts to use a magic spell to transform Bugs into a pig, but instead it just magically conceals Bugs in a realistic pig suit, to which Merlin transforms himself into a jackass, but keeps unzipping each suit to reveal another mule underneath.
Source: Latex Perfection
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