potpie

or pot pie

[ pot-pahy, -pahy ]

/ ˈpɒtˌpaɪ, -ˈpaɪ /

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noun

a deep-dish pie containing meat, chicken, or the like, often combined with vegetables and topped with a pastry crust.

a stew, as of chicken or veal, with dumplings, biscuits, or the like.

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Origin of potpie

An Americanism dating back to 1785–95; pot¹ + pie¹

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How to use potpie in a sentence

The process of co-opting black music and selling it back to the adoring public in whiteface is as American as apple pie.
The Cultural Crimes of Iggy Azalea|Amy Zimmerman|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Bring a large pot of water to a boil and season liberally with salt.
Make Carla Hall’s Crispy Shallot Green Bean Casserole|Carla Hall|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Set a heatproof bowl over a pot of gently simmering water, making sure that the bowl does not touch the surface of the water.
Carla Hall’s Christmas Day Treat: Rum Balls|Carla Hall|December 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Before this latest brush with the law, the rapper was facing pot-bust and unrelated gun charges.
Rapper Bobby Shmurda Arrested at New York’s Notorious Quad Studios|M.L. Nestel|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Not enough black films are being made to warrant a piece of the pie.
Ava DuVernay on ‘Selma,’ the Racist Sony Emails, and Making Golden Globes History|Marlow Stern|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A Yankee, whose face had been mauled in a pot-house brawl, assured General Jackson that he had received his scars in battle.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
And, old ink pot, tuck a horse blanket under my chin, and rub me down with brickbats while I feed!
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
Having achieved this feat he sighed again, and applied himself assiduously to the pie.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2(of 2)|Charles Dickens
Gunn touched the brim of his soft felt hat, which he wore turned down all round apparently in imitation of a flower-pot.
Dope|Sax Rohmer
The pot goeth so long to the water til at length it commeth broken home.
A Selection from the Works of Frederick Locker|Frederick Locker

British Dictionary definitions for potpie

potpie

/ (ˈpɒtˌpaɪ) /

noun

a meat and vegetable stew with a pie crust on top

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or pot pie

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