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单词 first-foot
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
first-foot  (fûrstfŏŏt),USA pronunciation [Scot.]
n. Also, first-footer. 
  1. the first person to cross the threshold of a house on New Year's Day.
  2. the first person met after starting out on the day of an important occasion.

v.t. 
  1. to enter (a house) first on New Year's Day.

v.i. 
  1. to be the first to enter a house on New Year's Day.
  • 1880–85

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
first-foot chiefly Scot n
Also: first-footer
  1. the first person to enter a household in the New Year. By Hogmanay tradition a dark-haired man who crosses the threshold at midnight brings good luck
vb
  1. to enter (a house) as first-foot

ˈfirst-ˈfooting n
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