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Meaning of first footing | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.

Scotland, uncountable

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

first freedom rights First French Empire first fruits first fundamental form first gear first gentleman

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