Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A pie formerly sold for a plack.
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word plack-pie.
Examples
-
At last, being apparently unable to withstand his longings, he asked, in a faltering tone, the huge landlord, who was tramping through the room in all corpulent impatience, whether he could have a plack-pie? '
Redgauntlet Walter Scott 1801
-
At last, being apparently unable to withstand his longings, he asked, in a faltering tone, the huge landlord, who was tramping through the room in all corpulent impatience, whether he could have a plack-pie?’
Redgauntlet 2008
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.