potpie

or pot pie

[ pot-pahy, -pahy ]

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.

Origin of potpie

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

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How to use potpie in a sentence

This is a twist on a classic American pot pie but dressed up for company.
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The main course was the most efficient of comfort foods: chicken pot pie.
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The charbroiled Angus burger is just what the doctor ordered ($13) and the duck confit pot pie ($16) sticks to the ribs.
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She loves chicken pot pie, and maybe would like it always without regular pie crust.
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They would meet every day at Rikers, the local soup kitchen, and lunch on the 25-cent chicken pot pie.
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We had a pot-pie for dinner that day; and I happened to have on a new calico gown, a green ground with a yellow sprig in it.
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With the anticipation of roast pigeon and “pot-pie,” we rode on more cheerily to our night-camp.
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Plump, very bright yellow chickens are fat and are better for stews or pot-pie than for roasting.
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Tweedles and I often spoke of it when we were back at school, especially on the veal pot-pie days.
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The breast also is good made into a pot pie, and the rack cut into small pieces and broiled.
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British Dictionary definitions for potpie

potpie

/ (ˈpɒtˌpaɪ) /

noun

a meat and vegetable stew with a pie crust on top

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