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minced-pie
1. = mince-pie 1. Now only U.S.
α1607R. Johnson Pleas. Conceites Old Hobson (Percy Soc.) 9 Cramming their bellies with minced pyes. 1655Moufet & Bennet Health's Improv. (1746) 297 Dates are usually put into..minced pies. 1748Mrs. Harrison House-Kpr.'s Pocket-Bk. ii. (ed. 4) 6 Christmas or Minced Pyes, are generally brought in with the first Course. 1753Scots Mag. Oct. 491/1 The fore corner of my hat was considerably elevated and shortened, so that it resembled..the corner of a minced pye. 1762W. Gelleroy Lond. Cook 237 Minced Pies with Eel, or Oysters. 1872Schele de Vere Americanisms 506 Minced-pies represent in America the English Christmas-pies.
β1609Dekker Worke for Armorours Wks. (Grosart) IV. 117 And vpon Christmas day (in stead of minched pyes) had no better cheere then prouant.
2. = mince-pie 2.
1739Gray Let. to West 22 May, Sugar-loaves and minced-pies of yew. |