Hogmanay - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Hogmanay :  (noun)

1: New Year's Eve in Scotland [syn: Hogmanay]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Hogmanay : \Hog`ma*nay"\, n. The old name, in Scotland, for the last day of the year, on which children go about singing, and receive a dole of bread or cakes; also, the entertainment given on that day to a visitor, or the gift given to an applicant. [Scot.]

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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