umble pie

umble pie
/um"beuhl/.
See humble pie (def. 1).
[1655-65]

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  • humble pie — n. [earlier umble pie < umbles, entrails of a deer < ME noumbles: see NUMBLES] Historical a pie made of the inner parts of a deer, served to the servants after a hunt a pie made of the inner parts of a deer, served to the servants after a… …   English World dictionary

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