first-footing

A form of first footing — The practice, during Hogmanay, of visiting friends and family, especially to be the first person to cross a home's threshold after midnight on New Year's Eve bearing a small gift.

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Meanings

nounfirst-footing (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative spelling of first footing.
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first-footing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/first-footing

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“first-footing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/first-footing. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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