mince pie

or minced pie

noun

a pie filled with mincemeat.

Origin of mince pie

First recorded in 1590–1600

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Historical Examples of mince pie

So of the Christmas mince-pie and many other national dishes.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 86, December, 1864
Various
Tastes may differ even on a mince-pie; but who gainsays a fire?
Christmas: Its Origin and Associations
William Francis Dawson
I like mince-pie, baseball and a good rough-neck prize-fight.
Painted Veils
James Huneker
The earth is round; so is your plum-pudding: the earth has a crust; so has your mince-pie.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 62, January 6, 1872
Various
I attribute the work which I am about to present to you to the mince-pie.
The Dreamers
John Kendrick Bangs

British Dictionary definitions for mince pie

mince pie

noun

a small round pastry tart filled with mincemeat

(usually plural) Cockney rhyming slang an eye

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