What is "muleteers"

Usage examples of "muleteers".

Now, I've never had any trouble with the Westfolk themselves, mind, but sometimes the muleteers get a little, well, strange, way out there on the edge of nowhere.

They strolled around, peering at the muleteers, touching anything shiny with long pointed fingers, occasionally pinching one of the horses just to make it stamp.

She was surprised to find that the muleteers, and even Cullyn, looked on them with scorn.

Around them the crowd grew, Westfolk and muleteers alike, and Wildfolk popped into manifestation in droves, grinning so hard that they bared pointed teeth.

Frightened muleteers clustered around to whisper the news among themselves.

He ran back into the broch and detailed three muleteers to rush to the nearby stream and fill every pot and waterskin they had.

When the muleteers broke into howls of laughter, Cul-lyn turned and yelled them into silence.

With nothing but stream water to drink and meager, stale provisions from Dregydd's stores to eat, the warband was in a sullen mood, while the merchant and his muleteers crept around in numb panic.

They strolled round, peering at the muleteers, touching anything shiny with long pointed fingers, occasionally pinching one of the horses Just to make it stamp.

When the muleteers broke into howls of laughter, Cullyn turned and yelled them into silence.

There were forty mules, laden with the King's bounty, and fifteen muleteers, armed with quarter staves, four guards with swords, and Seryl's young manservant, Namydd.

He did, however, pick out three muleteers to augment the watch, but even though he had Seryl's authority behind him, the men turned as sullen as their mules.

Behind her the caravan turned into a shouting mob as the muleteers pulled the mules to a halt and tried to get through with their staves.

The muleteers sat huddled together, unspeaking, exhausted, like frightened sheep waiting for the wolves to come finish them off.

The men had built a little fire, but most of the muleteers were asleep already, drowning their terror the only way they could.