first footing
The practice, during Hogmanay, of visiting friends and family, especially to be the…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.
Meaning
1 senses(Scotland, uncountable)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.
Origin
From Scots tae first-fit (“to be the first to visit at the new year”, literally “to first-From Scots tae first-fit (“to be the first to visit at the new year”, literally “to first-foot”).
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Word family
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable