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Mince pie   /mɪns paɪ/   Listen
Mince pie

noun
1.
Pie containing mincemeat.





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"Mince pie" Quotes from Famous Books



... you out, old man. Better see Harry. He knows the whole story, and he insists that it was all straight on his relatives' part. But it's like shaking a mince pie at a Thanksgiving turkey to mention the matter to Carwell. He hasn't gone so far as to forbid Harry the house, but there's a bit of ...
— The Golf Course Mystery • Chester K. Steele
... whereabouts. He had disappeared, leaving his mate to do his work. But before long I heard his voice, entirely bright and happy, say "Sixty cents!" and there he stood in the midst of his squad, triumphantly holding up a big mince pie. ...
— At Plattsburg • Allen French
... mince pie. (Each announcement is received with a louder laugh by all the rest as the joke ...
— Androcles and the Lion • George Bernard Shaw


Words linked to "Mince pie" :   pie


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