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haggis
(hag′is)
noun
a Scottish dish made of the lungs, heart, etc. of a sheep or calf, mixed with suet, seasoning, and oatmeal and boiled in the animal's stomach
Origin: ME hagas, kind of pudding < ? haggen, hag
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noun
A Scottish dish consisting of a mixture of the minced heart, lungs, and liver of a sheep or calf mixed with suet, onions, oatmeal, and seasonings and boiled in the stomach of the slaughtered animal.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English hagese
Origin: ; perhaps akin to haggen, to chop; see haggle
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