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Mulligan

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Mul·li·gan  (ml-gn), Gerald Joseph Known as "Gerry." 1927-1996.
American jazz saxophonist and arranger known for his improvisational style and for introducing a jazz quartet without a piano as a standard group arrangement.

mul·li·gan  (ml-gn)
n.
A golf shot not tallied against the score, granted in informal play after a poor shot especially from the tee.

[Probably from the name Mulligan.]

mulligan [ˈmʌlɪgən]
n
(Cookery) US and Canadian a stew made from odds and ends of food
[perhaps from the surname]

Mulligan [ˈmʌlɪgən]
n
(Biographies / Mulligan, Gerry (1927-1996) M, US, MUSIC: jazz saxophonist) Gerry, full name Gerald Joseph Mulligan. 1927-96, US jazz saxophonist, who pioneered the cool jazz style of the 1950s
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Noun1.mulligan - Irish version of burgoo
stew - food prepared by stewing especially meat or fish with vegetables


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