bran pie en · NOUN
Meanings
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Synonym of bran tub (“tub filled with bran in which small gifts are buried as a lucky dip”).
On festive occasions away from home we softened under the influence of Christmas trees, bran pies, and conjurors.
1938, Siegfried Sassoon, The Old Century and seven more years, London: Faber, page 35 (1968 edition):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bran pies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |