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humble pies

humble pies is the plural of humble pie.

Meaning of humble pie

Noun

humble pie (countable and uncountable, plural humble pies)

  1. (dated) A pie made from the offal of deer or hog.
  2. (idiomatic) Humility, being humble.
    • Talking of piemen, humble-pie before proud-cake for me. This notion of being lone and lofty is a sad mistake.1857 April 1, Herman Melville, The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade, New York, N.Y.: Dix, Edwards & Co., […], →OCLC

Questions about humble pies

What is humble pies the plural of?
Humble pies is the plural of humble pie.

Words near humble pies in the dictionary

  1. Humbert
  2. humbird
  3. humbirds
  4. humble
  5. humble pie
  6. humble pies
  7. humble plant
  8. humble plants
  9. humble-bee
  10. humble-bees
  11. humble-hearted

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