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Definition of Mince pie
1. Noun. Pie containing mincemeat.
Definition of Mince pie
1. Noun. A pie, traditionally served around Christmas time, having a filling of mincemeat (in the sweet sense) and sometimes also containing alcohol or other ingredients. ¹
2. Noun. (Cockney rhyming slang) Eye, ''usually in the plural form''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mince Pie
Literary usage of Mince pie
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine by Roy J. Friedman Mark Twain Collection (Library of Congress) (1913)
"TRA-LA-LARCENY A HEATHEN named Min, passing by A pie-shop, picked up a mince-pie.
Pray dismiss the belief: The mince-pie that Min spied was Min's pic. ..."
2. Sharps and Flats by Eugene Field (1900)
"The English mince pie June 18, 1889 THE last of the Thanksgiving mince pie is
... I refer, of course, to the London mince pie, the occult conglomeration ..."
3. Remains, Historical and Literary, Connected with the Palatine Counties of by Chetham Society (1894)
"MINCE-PIE. [The following is the preamble to lines which might without blame have
been omitted, but may, I trust, without offence be included, ..."
4. The Boston Cooking-school Cook Book by Fannie Merritt Farmer (1896)
"Mock mince pie. ^ common crackers rolled. 1 cup raisins seeded and l/T3 cups sugar.
chopped. 1 cup molasses. Ja' cup butter. i3 cup lemon juice or vinegar. ..."
5. The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine by Roy J. Friedman Mark Twain Collection (Library of Congress) (1913)
"TRA-LA-LARCENY A HEATHEN named Min, passing by A pie-shop, picked up a mince-pie.
Pray dismiss the belief: The mince-pie that Min spied was Min's pic. ..."
6. Sharps and Flats by Eugene Field (1900)
"The English mince pie June 18, 1889 THE last of the Thanksgiving mince pie is
... I refer, of course, to the London mince pie, the occult conglomeration ..."
7. Remains, Historical and Literary, Connected with the Palatine Counties of by Chetham Society (1894)
"MINCE-PIE. [The following is the preamble to lines which might without blame have
been omitted, but may, I trust, without offence be included, ..."
8. The Boston Cooking-school Cook Book by Fannie Merritt Farmer (1896)
"Mock mince pie. ^ common crackers rolled. 1 cup raisins seeded and l/T3 cups sugar.
chopped. 1 cup molasses. Ja' cup butter. i3 cup lemon juice or vinegar. ..."
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