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Yorkshire pie

Yorkshire pie noun: a very large, tall pie filled with mixed meats.

Noun

Yorkshire pie (plural Yorkshire pies)

  1. (UK, historical) A very large, tall pie filled with mixed meats.
    • A young servant-girl then brought in a Yorkshire pie and some cold beef; which, being set upon the table, the boy called Smike appeared with a jug of ale.1838 March – 1839 October, Charles Dickens, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1839, →OCLC

Forms of Yorkshire pie

pluralYorkshire pies

Questions about Yorkshire pie

What does Yorkshire pie mean?
Yorkshire pie means a very large, tall pie filled with mixed meats.
What part of speech is Yorkshire pie?
Yorkshire pie is a noun.
What is the plural of Yorkshire pie?
The plural of Yorkshire pie is Yorkshire pies.

Words near Yorkshire pie in the dictionary

  1. Yorkshire grease
  2. Yorkshire grit
  3. Yorkshire mixture
  4. Yorkshire parkin
  5. Yorkshire parkins
  6. Yorkshire pie
  7. Yorkshire pies
  8. Yorkshire pig
  9. Yorkshire pigs
  10. Yorkshire pudding
  11. Yorkshire puddings

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