HOGMANAY

Hogmanay

(noun) New Year’s Eve in Scotland

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

Hogmanay (plural Hogmanays)

(Scotland) New Year's Eve.

(Scotland) A celebration or gift for New Year's Eve.

Anagrams

• mahogany

Source: Wiktionary


Hog`ma*nay" (, n.

Definition: The old name, in Scotland, for the last day of the year, on which children go about singing, and receive a dole of bread or cakes; also, the entertainment given on that day to a visitor, or the gift given to an applicant. [Scot.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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