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shepherd's pie

shepherd's pie noun: a meat pie having a mashed potato crust, especially one made with lamb or mutton.

shepherd's pie: a meat pie having a mashed potato crust, especially one made with lamb or mutton
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Noun

shepherd's pie (countable and uncountable, plural shepherd's pies)

  1. A meat pie having a mashed potato crust, especially one made with lamb or mutton.
    • Here am I / Tiny Fly / May I share your Shepherd's Pie?1968, “The Hungry Intruder”, in Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake, performed by Small Faces

Forms of shepherd's pie

pluralshepherd's pies
alternative formshepherds' pie

Words formed from shepherd's pie

Questions about shepherd's pie

What does shepherd's pie mean?
Shepherd's pie means a meat pie having a mashed potato crust, especially one made with lamb or mutton.
What part of speech is shepherd's pie?
Shepherd's pie is a noun.
What is the plural of shepherd's pie?
The plural of shepherd's pie is shepherd's pies.

Words near shepherd's pie in the dictionary

  1. shepherd's jug
  2. shepherd's knot
  3. shepherd's knots
  4. shepherd's needle
  5. shepherd's needles
  6. shepherd's pie
  7. shepherd's pies
  8. shepherd's pipe
  9. shepherd's pipes
  10. shepherd's pouch
  11. shepherd's purse

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