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 to1785–95; pot¹ + pie¹

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Not enough black films are being made to warrant a piece of the pie.
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A Yankee, whose face had been mauled in a pot-house brawl, assured General Jackson that he had received his scars in battle.
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And, old ink pot, tuck a horse blanket under my chin, and rub me down with brickbats while I feed!
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Having achieved this feat he sighed again, and applied himself assiduously to the pie.
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Gunn touched the brim of his soft felt hat, which he wore turned down all round apparently in imitation of a flower-pot.
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The pot goeth so long to the water til at length it commeth broken home.
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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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