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Hog⋅ma⋅nay

  [hog-muh-ney]
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–noun Scot.
1. the eve of New Year's Day.
2. (lowercase) a gift given on Hogmanay.
Origin:
1670–80; orig. uncert.
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Hog·ma·nay   (hŏg'mə-nā', hŏg'mə-nā')   
n.   Scots

  1. The eve of New Year's Day, on which children traditionally go from house to house asking for presents.

  2. A present requested or given on this day.


[Origin unknown.]
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