Hogmanay
the eve of New Year's Day.
(lowercase) a gift given on Hogmanay.
Origin of Hogmanay
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How to use Hogmanay in a sentence
Only two Jocks had got out and kept their Hogmanay elsewhere and quite elsehow—a creditably small proportion out of forty men.
Non-combatants and Others | Rose MacaulayOn the night of Hogmanay, at about half-past ten, the regiment assembles in the barrack square.
Anecdotes of the Great War | Carleton Britton CaseEach child gets a quadrant of oat-cake (sometimes with cheese), and this is called the “Hogmanay.”
Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan | Clement A. MilesA number of young men of the clan were invited by their chief to pass Hogmanay night in his castle at Dunvegan.
Gairloch In North-West Ross-Shire | John H. Dixon, F.S.A. ScotDec. 31—Made preparation to keep Hogmanay, inviting our two neighbors.
The Narrative of Gordon Sellar Who Emigrated to Canada in 1825 | Gordon Sellar
British Dictionary definitions for Hogmanay
/ (ˌhɒɡməˈneɪ) /
(sometimes not capital)
New Year's Eve in Scotland
(as modifier): a Hogmanay party See also first-foot
Origin of Hogmanay
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