potpie

[ pot-pahy, -pahy ]

/ ˈpɒtˌpaɪ, -ˈpaɪ /

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.

Nearby words

potomac river, potometer, potoo, potoroo, potosí, pot-pie, potpourri, potsdam, potsherd, potshot, potsticker

Origin of potpie

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

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Examples from the Web for pot-pie

Ive tried it on the chickens, and they almost turned into pot-pie from actual fright.
The Motor Girls at Lookout Beach|Margaret Penrose
If you use it for pot-pie, roll it the last time rather thicker than if wanted for any other purpose.
Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches|Eliza Leslie
This dough is very fine dropped into meat soups for pot-pie.
The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887)|Mrs. F.L. Gillette
Did he need chicken for a pot-pie, he would appropriate the fowls of his fellow-settlers without the slightest scruple.
Buckskin Mose|Buckskin Mose

A beef steak in any pot-pie thickens and enriches the gravy.
Miss Leslie's New Cookery Book|Eliza Leslie

British Dictionary definitions for pot-pie

potpie

/ (ˈpɒtˌpaɪ) /

noun

a meat and vegetable stew with a pie crust on top

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Word Origin and History for pot-pie

pot-pie

also potpie, 1823, American English, from pot (n.1) + pie (n.).

potpie

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