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Brewer's: Resurrection Pie
is made of broken cooked meat. Meat réchauffé is sometimes called “resurrection meat.” Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894RetiariusResurrection Men A B C D…Brewer's: Pie Corner
(London). So named from an eating-house- the [Mag]pie. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Pie PoudrePie A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S…Brewer's: Pie Poudre
A court formerly held at a fair on St. Giles's Hill, near Winchester. It was originally authorised by the Bishop of Winton from a grant of Edward IV. Similar courts were held elsewhere at…Brewer's: Warden-pie
Pie made of the Warden pear. Warden pears are so called from Warden Abbey, Berks, where they are grown in great profusion. Myself with…Brewer's: Mince Pies
at Christmas time are emblematical of the manger in which our Saviour was laid. The paste over the “offering” was made in form of a cratch or hay-rack. (See Plum Pudding.) Mince pies.…Brewer's: Finger in the Pie
To have a finger in the pie. To assist or mix oneself officiously in any matter. Esse rei particeps. In French, Mettro la main à la pâte. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E.…Brewer's: Lamb-pie
A flogging. Lamb is a pun on the Latin verb lambo (to lick), and the word “lick” has been perverted to mean flog (see Lick); or it may be the old Norse lam (the hand), meaning hand-or slap…Brewer's: Humble Pie
To eat humble pie. To come down from a position you have assumed, to be obliged to take “a lower room.” “Umbles” are the heart, liver, and entrails of the deer, the huntsman's perquisites…Cuyp
(Encyclopedia) Cuyp or KuypCuypboth: koip [key], family of Dutch painters of Dordrecht. Jacob Gerritszoon Cuyp, 1594–c.1651, pupil of Abraham Bloemaert, was a portrait and landscape painter. His…Private Planes: Piper Cub
"Flies like a Cub" is still the pilot's ultimate compliment for an airplane by David Noland Piper Cub Specs Length: 22 ft, 2 in. Wingspan: 35 ft, 2 in. Empty weight:…Trending
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