Jack Horner pie

noun

Jack Hor·​ner pie

ˈjakˈhȯrnər-

: an ornamental pie-shaped container from which favors or toys are extracted often by pulling a ribbon at a party

Word History

Etymology

after (Little) Jack Horner, a nursery-rhyme character depicted as pulling a plum out of a pie

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