Definition of Haggis

1. Noun. Made of sheep's or calf's viscera minced with oatmeal and suet and onions and boiled in the animal's stomach.

Generic synonyms: Dish
Geographical relationships: Scotland

Definition of Haggis

1. n. A Scotch pudding made of the heart, liver, lights, etc., of a sheep or lamb, minced with suet, onions, oatmeal, etc., highly seasoned, and boiled in the stomach of the same animal; minced head and pluck.

Definition of Haggis

1. Noun. a traditional Scottish dish made from minced offal and oatmeal etc, boiled in the stomach of a sheep etc; traditionally served with neeps and tatties and accompanied with whisky. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Haggis

1. a Scottish dish [n -GISES]

Medical Definition of Haggis

1. A Scotch pudding made of the heart, liver, lights, etc, of a sheep or lamb, minced with suet, onions, oatmeal, etc, highly seasoned, and boiled in the stomach of the same animal; minced head and pluck. Alternative forms: haggiss, haggess, and haggies. Origin: Scot. Hag to hack, chop, E. Hack. Formed, perhaps, in imitation of the F. Hachis (E. Hash), fr. Hacher. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Haggis

haggadic
haggadist
haggadistic
haggadists
haggadot
haggadoth
haggard
haggardly
haggardness
haggardnesses
haggards
hagged
haggertyite
haggertyites
hagging
haggis (current term)
haggises
haggish
haggishly
haggle
haggled
haggler
hagglers
haggles
haggling
haggs
hagiarchies
hagiarchy
hagiocracies
hagiocracy

Literary usage of Haggis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Rhymes of a Red Cross Man by Robert William Service (1916)
"THE haggis OF PRIVATE MC PHEE " Hae ye heard whit ma auld mither's postit tae me? ... big haggis I ever did see. And think! it's the morn when fond memory ..."

2. A Complete Word and Phrase Concordance to the Poems and Songs of Robert by J. B. Reid (1889)
"To a haggis. With trembling voice I tune my strain To Rev, J. M*Math. Trench. ... The groaning trencher there ye fill, To a haggis. Trenching. ..."

3. The Works of Robert Burns by Robert Burns (1840)
"TO A haggis* FAIR fa' your honest, sonsie face, Great chieftain o' the pudding ... Castle Hill, Edinburgh, where a haggis one day made part of the dinner, ..."

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