first-foot

noun

The first person to enter the home of a household on New Year's Day.

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nounfirst-foot (plural first-foots or first-feet)

plural first-foots · plural first-feet

  1. Northern EnglandScotlandThe first person to enter the home of a household on New Year's Day.

    Synonyms: qualtagh

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe first person to enter the home of a household on New Year's Day.

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Translations

Russian фёрстфут
  • фёрстфут (fjórstfut)first person to enter the home of a household on New Year’s Day
Scottish Gaelic ciad-chuairt
  • ciad-chuairtfirst person to enter the home of a household on New Year’s Day
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Chicago

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