haggis
a traditional pudding made of the heart, liver, etc., of a sheep or calf, minced with suet and oatmeal, seasoned, and boiled in the stomach of the animal.
Origin of haggis
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How to use haggis in a sentence
“Yeah, we keep all the evil ones in the closet,” haggis said, for which he was reprimanded.
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The Scots package their prized haggis in a can—a mixture of heart, liver, and lungs in the stomach of a sheep.
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Robert Burns, who has sung of the haggis and the whisky of his native land, has only made indirect mention of porridge.
Friend Mac Donald | Max O'RellEven that national source of joy, "great chieftain of the pudding-race," the haggis, has its name from the French hachis.
A Bundle of Ballads | VariousI 'll no deny she was a bra sauncie woman, and kenned weel to make a haggis wi' an ape's head and shoulders.
The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) | Charles James LeverAfter an hour Bobby woke long enough to eat a generous plate of that delectable and highly nourishing Scotch dish known as haggis.
Greyfriars Bobby | Eleanor AtkinsonThe mess we had joined was largely Scotch, so we decided we must make a haggis, that "chieftain of the pudden race."
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British Dictionary definitions for haggis
/ (ˈhæɡɪs) /
a Scottish dish made from sheep's or calf's offal, oatmeal, suet, and seasonings boiled in a skin made from the animal's stomach
Origin of haggis
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