"stargazy pie" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: stargazy pies [plural]
Etymology: stargaze + -y and pie, the upturned fish seeming to stare skywards. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|stargaze|y}} stargaze + -y, {{m|en|pie}} pie Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s|head=stargazy pie}} stargazy pie (usually uncountable, plural stargazy pies)
  1. A Cornish dish of baked pilchards, covered with a pastry crust, arranged with their tails toward the centre of the pie and their heads poking up through the crust. Wikipedia link: stargazy pie Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms: stargazey pie
    Sense id: en-stargazy_pie-en-noun-qaeInkND Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y

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