minced-pie
1. = mince-pie 1. Now only U.S.
| α 1607 R. Johnson Pleas. Conceites Old Hobson (Percy Soc.) 9 Cramming their bellies with minced pyes. 1655 Moufet & Bennet Health's Improv. (1746) 297 Dates are usually put into..minced pies. 1748 Mrs. Harrison House-Kpr.'s Pocket-Bk. ii. (ed. 4) 6 Christmas or Minced Pyes, are generally brought in with the first Course. 1753 Scots Mag. Oct. 491/1 The fore corner of my hat was considerably elevated and shortened, so that it resembled..the corner of a minced pye. 1762 W. Gelleroy Lond. Cook 237 Minced Pies with Eel, or Oysters. 1872 Schele de Vere Americanisms 506 Minced-pies represent in America the English Christmas-pies. |
| β 1609 Dekker Worke for Armorours Wks. (Grosart) IV. 117 And vpon Christmas day (in stead of minched pyes) had no better cheere then prouant. |
2. = mince-pie 2.
| 1739 Gray Let. to West 22 May, Sugar-loaves and minced-pies of yew. |