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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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mulligan car (plural mulligan cars)

  1. (US, slang, obsolete) a cantina wagon located on a wagon or railcar at a lumber camp

Usage notes

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(lumber camp): This piece of slang was used in the lumber camps of northern Michigan.[1]

References

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  1. ^ The Gazette (Montreal), "Watchwords: Montreal and the first mulligan", Mark Abley, Friday 6 June 2014