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Webster 1913 Edition


Haggis

Hag′gis

(-gĭs)
,
Noun.
[Scot.
hag
to hack, chop, E.
hack
. Formed, perhaps, in imitation of the F.
hachis
(E.
hash
), fr.
hacher
.]
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.
[Written also
haggiss
,
haggess
, and
haggies
.]