lung-opener

lung-opener
 n.β€” Β«In the season’s lung opener Cosmo-Hindu Open, Vijay Kumar winner of the Order of Merit for last two years, was a picture of excellence.Β» β€”β€œExciting golfing season in the offing” by Brandon D’Souza Times of India Sept. 15, 1999. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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