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Definition of Haggis
1. Noun. Made of sheep's or calf's viscera minced with oatmeal and suet and onions and boiled in the animal's stomach.
Definition of Haggis
1. n. 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.
Definition of Haggis
1. 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. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Haggis
1. a Scottish dish [n -GISES]
Medical Definition of Haggis
1. 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. Alternative forms: haggiss, haggess, and haggies. Origin: Scot. Hag to hack, chop, E. Hack. Formed, perhaps, in imitation of the F. Hachis (E. Hash), fr. Hacher. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Haggis
Literary usage of Haggis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Rhymes of a Red Cross Man by Robert William Service (1916)
"THE haggis OF PRIVATE MC PHEE " Hae ye heard whit ma auld mither's postit tae me?
... big haggis I ever did see. And think! it's the morn when fond memory ..."
2. A Complete Word and Phrase Concordance to the Poems and Songs of Robert by J. B. Reid (1889)
"To a haggis. With trembling voice I tune my strain To Rev, J. M*Math. Trench.
... The groaning trencher there ye fill, To a haggis. Trenching. ..."
3. The Works of Robert Burns by Robert Burns (1840)
"TO A haggis* FAIR fa' your honest, sonsie face, Great chieftain o' the pudding
... Castle Hill, Edinburgh, where a haggis one day made part of the dinner, ..."
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