Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

piehouse

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: piehouse
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Rare form of pie house.

Example Sentences

"A Piehouse Discourse on the Philosophy of Baking will be delivered at Batter-sea."
"Now there’ll be a jackpot an’ no mistake. I’ll be desperate thataway. Like a hungry hobo locked up in a piehouse. Like a weary pilgrim who hears them pearly gates clang shut behind him . . ."
"Unconcerned, the literati continued to patronize the taverns, which also served as meeting places for a variety of clubs, ranging from the Industrious Club and the Pious Club (which convened in a piehouse) to the Sweating Club and the Spendthrift Club (members’ expenditures were limited to fivepence an evening)."

Inflected Forms

piehouses (plural)

Questions

What does piehouse mean?: Rare form of pie house.

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