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mulligan stew

mulligan stew noun: a stew made of whatever ingredients are handy and appropriate for stew, rather than of specific ingredients.

Noun

mulligan stew (countable and uncountable, plural mulligan stews)

  1. A stew made of whatever ingredients are handy and appropriate for stew, rather than of specific ingredients.
    • He, who had eaten the leavings from firemen’s pails in round-houses and “scoffed” mulligan-stews at water-tanks, had learned thoroughly the worth of money.1916 April, Jack London, The Little Lady of the Big House, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company, →OCLC

Synonyms of mulligan stew

Forms of mulligan stew

pluralmulligan stews
alternative formMulligan stew
alternative formmulligan-stew

Origin of mulligan stew

From Mulligan (“Irish surname”); compare Irish stew.

Questions about mulligan stew

What does mulligan stew mean?
Mulligan stew means a stew made of whatever ingredients are handy and appropriate for stew, rather than of specific ingredients.
What part of speech is mulligan stew?
Mulligan stew is a noun.
What is the plural of mulligan stew?
The plural of mulligan stew is mulligan stews.

Words near mulligan stew in the dictionary

  1. mullid
  2. mullids
  3. mulligan
  4. mulligan car
  5. mulligan cars
  6. mulligan stew
  7. mulligan stews
  8. mulligans
  9. mulligatawnee
  10. mulligatawnies
  11. mulligatawny

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