Definitions for haggisˈhæg ɪs
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
hag•gisˈhæg ɪs(n.)
a traditional Scottish 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.
Category: Cooking, Scottish
Origin of haggis:
1375–1425; late ME hageys < AF *hageis=hag- (root of haguer to chop, hash < MD hacken to hack1) +-eis n. suffix used in cookery terms
Princeton's WordNet
haggis(noun)
made of sheep's or calf's viscera minced with oatmeal and suet and onions and boiled in the animal's stomach
Wiktionary
haggis(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.
Webster Dictionary
Haggis(noun)
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
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Haggis
a Scotch dish, "great chieftain o' the puddin' race," composed of the chopped lungs, heart, and liver of a sheep, mixed with suet and oatmeal, seasoned with onions, pepper, salt, &c., and boiled in a sheep's stomach.
The Roycroft Dictionary
haggis
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