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, potpie, 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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potpie

noun

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potpie

noun