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Definition of Pork pie
1. Noun. Small pie filled with minced seasoned pork.
Definition of Pork pie
1. Noun. A shortcrust pie containing chopped pork ¹
2. Noun. A soft round hat ¹
3. Noun. (Cockney rhyming slang often jocularly) A lie ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pork Pie
Literary usage of Pork pie
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Parody Anthology by Carolyn Wells (1904)
"... Canst thou not even one instant allow To weak-winged wanderers ? Wait for me
now. Rudyard Kipling. A MELTON MOWBRAY PORK-PIE STRANGE pie ..."
2. Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: A Dictionary, Historical and by John Stephen Farmer, William Ernest Henley (1902)
"She rode across country, wearing a hat which provoked considerable criticism, —
л hat which was no other than the now universal turban, or pork pie, ..."
3. The Cruise of the Midge by Michael Scott (1835)
"... and dived into the midshipmen's berth for a morsel of comfort, where, in a
twinkling, I was far into the secrets of a pork-pie. CHAPTER II. ..."
4. The Godey's Lady's Book Receipts and Household Hints by Sarah Annie Frost (1870)
"ENGLISH RAISED pork pie.—Put into a stew- pan six ounces of lard, ... FRESH PORK
PIE.—Boil lean, fresh pork, and make the paste as for beefsteak pie; ..."
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