The mythical Scottish wild haggis has been honoured with a mention in the Oxford English Dictionary.
Language experts added a definition to reflect the popular belief that Scotland’s national dish comes from an animal that roams the Highlands.
The entry in the latest edition of the dictionary, published this month, reads: “A fictitious wild animal, supposedly native to Scotland, and said to be hunted and eaten as the foodstuff.”
Researchers found an early mention of the wild haggis in a 1900 edition of the Victorian weekly magazine Fun.
Haggis supper and Haggisland, a derogatory term for Scotland, are also new inclusions in the dictionary.
In a blog post, Jonathan Dent, the dictionary’s revision editor, said: “Revision of haggis sees the addition of a new
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