pie house
pie house noun: a shop that sells pies.

Noun
pie house (plural pie houses)
- A shop that sells pies.
- The Pious Club derived its name, not from any devoutness in its members, but from the pie house where they met.1970, Edgar Johnson, “Bubbles in Champagne (1789–1792)”, in Sir Walter Scott: The Great Unknown, volume I, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company, →LCCN, part 2 (Makin’ Himsell A’ the Time...
- “But I'll give you two coppers for the dog. I can have it sold to a pie house within the hour.” Town Dog made into pie! It didn’t bear thinking about, and it very nearly made Crope never want to eat pie again.2002, J[ulie] V[ictoria] Jones, “At the Sign of the Blind Crow”, in A Fortress of Grey Ice (Sword of Shadows; 2), London: Orbit, →ISBN, page 542
- Synonyms:
- pieshop
Synonyms of pie house
Forms of pie house
| plural | pie houses |
|---|---|
| alternative form | pie-house |
| alternative form | piehouse |
Origin of pie house
From Middle English piehus.
Questions about pie house
- What does pie house mean?
- Pie house means a shop that sells pies.
- What part of speech is pie house?
- Pie house is a noun.
- What is the plural of pie house?
- The plural of pie house is pie houses.
Words near pie house in the dictionary
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