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first-foot

first-foot noun: the first person to enter the home of a household on New Year's Day.

Noun

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

  1. (Northern England, Scotland) The first person to enter the home of a household on New Year's Day.
    Synonyms:
    qualtagh

Synonyms of first-foot

Forms of first-foot

pluralfirst-foots
pluralfirst-feet

Words formed from first-foot

Questions about first-foot

What does first-foot mean?
First-foot means the first person to enter the home of a household on New Year's Day.
What part of speech is first-foot?
First-foot is a noun.
What is the plural of first-foot?
The plural of first-foot is first-foots.

Words near first-foot in the dictionary

  1. first-degree relative
  2. first-degree relatives
  3. first-ever
  4. first-feet
  5. first-fit
  6. first-foot
  7. first-footing
  8. first-foots
  9. first-generation
  10. first-half
  11. first-hand

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