HOGMANAYS

Noun

Hogmanays

plural of Hogmanay

Source: Wiktionary


HOGMANAY

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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16 June 2024

CONNECTION

(noun) a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it); “there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare”


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