Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jack horner pie

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.00 in modern English

Syllables: jack- horner pie
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A paper ornament, or sawdust-filled pan, etc. containing hidden gifts to be drawn out by children at a party.

Example Sentences

"Sometimes, instead of being hung on the tree, the children's gifts are put in a Jack Horner pie, a pan filled with sawdust in which the gifts are hidden, to be pulled out by each little Jack Horner in turn."
"Elsie Duncan Yale, When Mother Lets Us Give a Party In the center of the table should be a “Jack Horner” pie, in the form of a large paper rose, and from this “pie,” pink ribbons run to each place. (A Jack Horner pie can be bought, all ready to set on the table.)"

Etymology

In reference to the nursery rhyme Little Jack Horner.

Inflected Forms

Jack Horner pies (plural)

Questions

What does jack horner pie mean?: A paper ornament, or sawdust-filled pan, etc. containing hidden gifts to be drawn out by children at a party.
Where does jack horner pie come from?: In reference to the nursery rhyme Little Jack Horner.

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