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for Haggis
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Haggis \Hag"gis\ (-g[i^]s), n. [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.]
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
haggis
n 1: made of sheep's or calf's viscera minced with oatmeal and
suet and onions and boiled in the animal's stomach
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