Madrina

Ma`dri´na

An animal (usually an old mare), wearing a bell and acting as the leader of a troop of pack mules.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.

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My companions were Mariano Gonzales, who had formerly accompanied me in Chile, and an "arriero," with his ten mules and a "madrina." The madrina (or godmother) is a most important personage:

The affection of these animals for their madrinas saves infinite trouble.

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