Mince pie

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• Mince

  ·noun A short, precise step; an affected manner. II. Mince ·vt To <<Affect>>; to make a parade of. ...

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• to mince

  To diminish in speaking; to retrench, to cut off, or omit a part for the purpose of suppressing the ...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• pie

  pĭē, adv., v. pius fin. ...

  A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

• pie

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

  An Elementary Latin Dictionary

• 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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• Mince-meat

  ·noun Minced meat; meat chopped very fine; a mixture of boiled meat, suet, apples, ·etc., chopped ve...

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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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• 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. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• humble pie

  To make one eat humble pie, is to make him lower his tone, and be submissive. Forby notices this amo...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• pot-pie

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

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• muggety-pie

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

  A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose

• 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...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• 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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