pieman
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The pieman closed his eyes, opened them and ate.
From Time Magazine Archive
Richard Eaton Chula Vista, Calif. Wouldn't it be great if the pieman could cometh to Congress!
From Time Magazine Archive
O gentle pieman, why so very, very merry?
From The Book of Humorous Verse by Wells, Carolyn
The pieman, who understood what the animal wanted, showed him a penny, and pointed to his master, who stood at the street-door, and saw what was going on.
From Anecdotes of Dogs by Jesse, Edward
From time immemorial the wandering pieman was a prominent character in the highways and byways of London.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 by Various
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