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Jack Horner pies

Jack Horner pies is the plural of Jack Horner pie.

Meaning of Jack Horner pie

Noun

Jack Horner pie (plural Jack Horner pies)

  1. A paper ornament, or sawdust-filled pan, etc. containing hidden gifts to be drawn out by children at a party.
    • Sometimes, instead of being hung on the tree, the children's gifts are put in a Jack Horner pie, a pan filled with sawdust in which the gifts are hidden, to be pulled out by each little Jack Horner in turn.1894, Pratt Institute Monthly, volume 2, page 105

Questions about Jack Horner pies

What is Jack Horner pies the plural of?
Jack Horner pies is the plural of Jack Horner pie.

Words near Jack Horner pies in the dictionary

  1. Jack Dusty
  2. Jack Frost
  3. jack fruit
  4. jack fruits
  5. Jack Horner pie
  6. Jack Horner pies
  7. jack in
  8. Jack in the Crack
  9. Jack in the green
  10. jack into
  11. jack it

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