pieman
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The pieman closed his eyes, opened them and ate.
From Time Magazine Archive
Richard Eaton Chula Vista, Calif. Wouldn't it be great if the pieman could cometh to Congress!
From Time Magazine Archive
From time immemorial the wandering pieman was a prominent character in the highways and byways of London.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 by Various
Simple Simon met a pieman, Going to the fair; Says Simple Simon to the pieman, "Let me taste your ware."
From Denslow's Mother Goose by Denslow, W. W. (William Wallace)
Says the pieman to Simple Simon, "Show me first the penny."
From Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 by Cole, E. W. (Edward William)
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