humble pie

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• Humble

  ·adj Hornless. ·see <<Hummel>>. II. Humble ·superl Near the ground; not high or lofty; not pretenti...

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• pie

  pĭē, adv., v. pius fin. ...

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• pie

  piē adv. pius, conscientiously, religiously, dutifully, affectionately : facere, T.: co...

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• Pie

  ·noun ·see <<Camp>>, ·noun, 5. II. Pie ·noun The service book. III. Pie ·vt ·see <<Pi>>. IV. Pie ...

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• pie

  The beam or pole that is erected to support the gun for loading and unloading timber. Also called pi...

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• Apple pie

  ·- A pie made of apples (usually sliced or stewed) with spice and sugar. ...

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• Maggot-pie

  ·noun A <<Magpie>>. ...

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• Magot-pie

  ·noun A <<Magpie>>. ...

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• Mince pie

  ·- A pie made of mince-meat. ...

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• Perigord pie

  ·- A pie made of truffles, much esteemed by epicures. ...

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• Sea pie

  ·- The oyster catcher, a limicoline bird of the genus Haematopus. II. Sea pie ·- A dish of crust or...

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• Umble pie

  ·- A pie made of umbles. ·see To eat humble pie, under <<Humble>>. ...

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• Pie Corner

  See Pye Corner. ...

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• pot-pie

  A pie made by spreading the crust over the bottom and sides of a pot, and filling up the inside with...

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• muggety-pie

  a pie made of calf's entrails. Cornw. ...

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• sea-pie

  The pied oyster-catcher, Hæmatopus ostralegus. Also, a favourite sea-dish in rough weather, consisti...

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• apple-pie order

  An expression used in familiar conversation, denoting perfect order. It is used alike in England and...

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• apple-pie order

  A strange but not uncommon term for a ship in excellent condition and well looked to. Neat and order...

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