| 单词 | mulligan |
| 释义 | mulligan (once / 5994 pages) n A mulligan is a stew, often made with various leftovers. You might clean all the vegetables out of your fridge and whip up a mulligan. When you make a mulligan — also called a mulligan stew — you use odds and ends from your refrigerator and pantry. You can also use the word to refer to a specific situation in the game of golf: if you make a terrible shot, a mulligan is when you're allowed to try again. The stew came first, around 1905, and the golf stroke followed in the 1940s, possibly from the name of a specific Canadian golfer. WORD FAMILYmulligan: mulligans USAGE EXAMPLESWhen this team stumbles, it looks down and finds a mulligan. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) Carey Mulligan will be guest editing Radio 4's Today Programme on Tuesday 27 December. BBC(Dec 26, 2016) New England appears to be in much better shape for its mulligan attempt. Washington Times(Dec 23, 2016) n Irish version of burgoo Syn|Hyper Irish burgoo, mulligan stew stew food prepared by stewing especially meat or fish with vegetables |
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