"pie house" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-pie house.wav Forms: pie houses [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English piehus. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|piehus}} Middle English piehus Head templates: {{en-noun}} pie house (plural pie houses)
  1. A shop that sells pies. Wikipedia link: Yatala Pie Shop Categories (topical): Shops Synonyms: pieshop, pie-house, piehouse [rare]
    Sense id: en-pie_house-en-noun-fM450lEX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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