Definition of first-foot in English:

first-foot

verb

[with object]

Be the first person to cross the threshold of the house of (someone) in the New Year, in accordance with a Scottish custom.
（按苏格兰习俗）成为新年第一个跨过（某人）家门槛的人
they set out to first-foot their neighbours
Example sentencesExamples
- Another says he went blindly first-footing, knocking on doors at random.
- I come from Scotland, a place that starts each year with a lump of coal and a slice of Dundee cake, so I rather love the idea of first-footing with a fish.
- It's February, and I've still not been first-footed from New Year yet.
- Not sure quite how much first-footing will occur tonight, but if it ends up quiet, that's no bad thing.
- But while these special editions are enjoyable in their own right, if you're expecting to be first-footed by a whisky connoisseur, it might be good idea to have a decent bottle of the straightforward stuff to hand.
- Because the parents are involved, you feel you should offer out nips along with the sweeties… it's like being first-footed by the Addams Family.

noun

The first person to cross a householder's threshold in the New Year.
新年第一位来客
Example sentencesExamples
- At every door in the street there is a shivering first-foot whose task, once the bells have chimed, is to enter and prevent the family from being prisoners in their own home.

Derivatives

first-footer

noun

It's a little way into this year of 2001 but I thought we'd best play safe and have a first-footer, or first guest of the year, from Scotland.
Example sentencesExamples
- You sit in the dark hoping to avoid carol singers and first-footers.

Definition of first-foot in US English:

first-foot

verbˈfərst ˈˌfʊt

[with object]

Be the first person to cross the threshold of the house of (someone) in the New Year, in accordance with a Scottish custom.
（按苏格兰习俗）成为新年第一个跨过（某人）家门槛的人
they set out to first-foot their neighbors
Example sentencesExamples
- Because the parents are involved, you feel you should offer out nips along with the sweeties… it's like being first-footed by the Addams Family.
- Another says he went blindly first-footing, knocking on doors at random.
- I come from Scotland, a place that starts each year with a lump of coal and a slice of Dundee cake, so I rather love the idea of first-footing with a fish.
- Not sure quite how much first-footing will occur tonight, but if it ends up quiet, that's no bad thing.
- But while these special editions are enjoyable in their own right, if you're expecting to be first-footed by a whisky connoisseur, it might be good idea to have a decent bottle of the straightforward stuff to hand.
- It's February, and I've still not been first-footed from New Year yet.

nounˈfərst ˈˌfʊt

The first person to cross a threshold in the New Year.
新年第一位来客
Example sentencesExamples
- At every door in the street there is a shivering first-foot whose task, once the bells have chimed, is to enter and prevent the family from being prisoners in their own home.

词汇	first-foot
释义	Definition of first-foot in English: first-foot verb [with object] Be the first person to cross the threshold of the house of (someone) in the New Year, in accordance with a Scottish custom. （按苏格兰习俗）成为新年第一个跨过（某人）家门槛的人 they set out to first-foot their neighbours Example sentencesExamples Another says he went blindly first-footing, knocking on doors at random. I come from Scotland, a place that starts each year with a lump of coal and a slice of Dundee cake, so I rather love the idea of first-footing with a fish. It's February, and I've still not been first-footed from New Year yet. Not sure quite how much first-footing will occur tonight, but if it ends up quiet, that's no bad thing. But while these special editions are enjoyable in their own right, if you're expecting to be first-footed by a whisky connoisseur, it might be good idea to have a decent bottle of the straightforward stuff to hand. Because the parents are involved, you feel you should offer out nips along with the sweeties… it's like being first-footed by the Addams Family. noun The first person to cross a householder's threshold in the New Year. 新年第一位来客 Example sentencesExamples At every door in the street there is a shivering first-foot whose task, once the bells have chimed, is to enter and prevent the family from being prisoners in their own home. Derivatives first-footer noun It's a little way into this year of 2001 but I thought we'd best play safe and have a first-footer, or first guest of the year, from Scotland. Example sentencesExamples You sit in the dark hoping to avoid carol singers and first-footers. Definition of first-foot in US English: first-foot verbˈfərst ˈˌfʊt [with object] Be the first person to cross the threshold of the house of (someone) in the New Year, in accordance with a Scottish custom. （按苏格兰习俗）成为新年第一个跨过（某人）家门槛的人 they set out to first-foot their neighbors Example sentencesExamples Because the parents are involved, you feel you should offer out nips along with the sweeties… it's like being first-footed by the Addams Family. Another says he went blindly first-footing, knocking on doors at random. I come from Scotland, a place that starts each year with a lump of coal and a slice of Dundee cake, so I rather love the idea of first-footing with a fish. Not sure quite how much first-footing will occur tonight, but if it ends up quiet, that's no bad thing. But while these special editions are enjoyable in their own right, if you're expecting to be first-footed by a whisky connoisseur, it might be good idea to have a decent bottle of the straightforward stuff to hand. It's February, and I've still not been first-footed from New Year yet. nounˈfərst ˈˌfʊt The first person to cross a threshold in the New Year. 新年第一位来客 Example sentencesExamples At every door in the street there is a shivering first-foot whose task, once the bells have chimed, is to enter and prevent the family from being prisoners in their own home.
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