gut course
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of gut course
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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The code reaffirmed longstanding Ivy prohibitions on such standard bigtime conveniences as the athletic scholarship, the fictional job, the specially rigged "gut" course.
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