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HUMBLE-PIE

\hˈʌmbə͡lpˈa͡ɪ], \hˈʌmbə‍lpˈa‍ɪ], \h_ˈʌ_m_b_əl_p_ˈaɪ]\

Definitions of HUMBLE-PIE

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language

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hum'bl-p[=i], n. a pie made of the umbles or numbles (liver, heart, &c.) of a deer.--EAT HUMBLE-PIE, to humiliate one's self, eat one's own words.

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

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