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Woolton pie

Woolton pie noun: a dish of diced vegetables topped with potato pastry, introduced in wartime Britain when meat was not readily available.

Noun

Woolton pie (plural Woolton pies)

  1. A dish of diced vegetables topped with potato pastry, introduced in wartime Britain when meat was not readily available.
    Synonyms:
    Lord Woolton pie

Synonyms of Woolton pie

  • Lord Woolton pie

Forms of Woolton pie

pluralWoolton pies

Origin of Woolton pie

Named after Frederick Marquis, 1st Lord Woolton (1883–1964), who popularized the recipe after he became Minister of Food in 1940.

Questions about Woolton pie

What does Woolton pie mean?
Woolton pie means a dish of diced vegetables topped with potato pastry, introduced in wartime Britain when meat was not readily available.
What part of speech is Woolton pie?
Woolton pie is a noun.
What is the plural of Woolton pie?
The plural of Woolton pie is Woolton pies.

Words near Woolton pie in the dictionary

  1. Woolston
  2. Woolstons
  3. woolstuff
  4. woolstuffs
  5. Woolton
  6. Woolton pie
  7. Woolton pies
  8. woolulose
  9. Woolum
  10. Woolums
  11. Woolverton

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