haggis

[ hag-is ]

/ ˈhæg ɪs /

noun Chiefly Scot.

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.

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Origin of haggis

1375–1425; late Middle English hageys < Anglo-French *hageis, equivalent to hag- (root of haguer to chop, hash < Middle Dutch hacken to hack¹) + -eis noun suffix used in cookery terms

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Examples from the Web for haggis

“Yeah, we keep all the evil ones in the closet,” Haggis said, for which he was reprimanded.
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Haggis is still not talking about his departure from Scientology.
Inside Scientology's Big Defection|Kim Masters|November 4, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Hall asked his staff to inquire whether Haggis would be interested in resuming work.
Inside Scientology's Big Defection|Kim Masters|November 4, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Headley says his instructions were not to pursue Haggis as a writer.
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The money gave Haggis some breathing room as he pursued his career.
Inside Scientology's Big Defection|Kim Masters|November 4, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Let's see what the pair o' you can do wi' your guns while Haggis and I are setting things to rights.
The Fiery Totem|Argyll Saxby
In appearance it resembles a Scotch haggis, without, however, being nearly so good as that fragrant article.
The Slang Dictionary|John Camden Hotten
At one Hallowe'en dinner held in London the haggis was ten minutes late.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, November 10, 1920|Various
I would offer to do this myself, only I'm a great heavy gowk, and Haggis is no' much better.
The Fiery Totem|Argyll Saxby
Golf is a thoroughly national game; it is as p. 56Scotch as haggis, cockie-leekie, high cheekbones, or rowanberry jam.
Lost Leaders|Andrew Lang

British Dictionary definitions for haggis

haggis

/ (ˈhæɡɪs) /

noun

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

Word Origin for haggis

C15: perhaps from haggen to hack 1

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Word Origin and History for haggis

haggis

dish of chopped entrails, c.1400, now chiefly Scottish, but it was common throughout Middle English, perhaps from Old French agace "magpie," on analogy of the odds and ends the bird collects. The other theory [Klein, Watkins] traces it to Old English haggen "to chop" (see hack (v.1)).