A ceremonial toast, supposed to reflect traditional Highland custom, drunk at a single draught with one foot on one's chair and the other on the table.
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in Edinburgh Star.
Definition of Highland honours in US English:
Highland honours
(USHighland honors)
noun
A ceremonial toast, supposed to reflect traditional Highland custom, drunk at a single draught with one foot on one's chair and the other on the table.
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in Edinburgh Star.