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
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)
At length these flickering sparks would die away, worn out—the last veritable sparks of waking life trailed from some late pieman or hot-potato man—and London would sink to rest.
From A Century of English Essays An Anthology Ranging from Caxton to R. L. Stevenson & the Writers of Our Own Time by Rhys, Ernest
Says Simple Simon to the pieman “Let me taste your ware.”
From Simple Simon Silhouette Series by Anonymous
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