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Mulligan   /mˈəlɪgən/   Listen
noun
mulligan stew, mulligan  n.  
1.
A stew made typically of meat, vegetables, and any conveniently available ingredients; also, an Irish version of burgoo.
Synonyms: Irish burgoo.
2.
(Golf) In informal and friendly games of golf, a permission to take another stroke without counting the previous stroke against the score, when a stroke was poorly played; a free stroke; as, to take a mulligan.





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"Mulligan" Quotes from Famous Books



... it," said Mr. Mulligan, the policeman. "In the first place he's too little, and in the second place he isn't a junk boy. I must see about this," and, hurrying along for a little distance, then walking out to the curb, he reached out his hand and stopped the horse. It was ...
— Six Little Bunkers at Aunt Jo's • Laura Lee Hope
... stole eggs and sold 'em durin' slavery. Some of de white men bought 'em. They were Irishmen and they would not tell on us. Their names were Mulligan, Flanagan and Dugan. They wore good clothes and were funny ...
— Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States • Various
... "Jemmy Mulligan," he said, to a poor-looking man, "go home to your family. We don't intend to take harsh measures with you, Jemmy; and you needn't come here again till we ...
— The Tithe-Proctor - The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two • William Carleton


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