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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Haggis \Hag"gis\ (-g[i^]s), noun [Scot. hag to hack, chop, E. hack. Formed, perhaps, in imitation of the F. hachis (E. hash), fr. hacher.] A Scotch pudding made of the heart, liver, lights, etc., of a sheep or lamb, minced with suet, onions, oatmeal, etc., highly seasoned, and boiled in the stomach of the same animal; minced head and pluck. [Written also {haggiss}, {haggess}, and {haggies}.]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
haggis
noun: made of sheep's or calf's viscera minced with oatmeal and suet and onions and boiled in the animal's stomach
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