haggaday

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noun

A ring forming the handle for raising the latch on a door.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

nounhaggaday (plural haggadays)

plural haggadays

  1. Northern EnglandA ring forming the handle for raising the latch on a door.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishha“have”
  2. Middle Englishhagodai
  3. Englishhaggaday

From Middle English hagodai, from Middle English ha (“have”) gōd dai (“good day”); equivalent to have + good + day.

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haggaday. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haggaday

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“haggaday.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haggaday. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “haggaday,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haggaday.

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