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Yorkshire pies

Yorkshire pies is the plural of Yorkshire pie.

Meaning of Yorkshire pie

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

Questions about Yorkshire pies

What is Yorkshire pies the plural of?
Yorkshire pies is the plural of Yorkshire pie.

Words near Yorkshire pies in the dictionary

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

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