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Under his arm he holds a pile of plateless pies, just as the newsboy on the train secures a pile of magazines.

From Lippincott's Magazine, September, 1885 by Various

The places are never left plateless, excepting after salad, when the table is cleared and crumbed for dessert.

From Etiquette by Post, Emily