Woolton pie

noun

A dish of diced vegetables topped with potato pastry, introduced in wartime Britain when meat was not readily available.

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Lord Woolton pie
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Meanings

nounWoolton pie (plural Woolton pies)

plural Woolton pies

  1. A dish of diced vegetables topped with potato pastry, introduced in wartime Britain when meat was not readily available.

    Synonyms: Lord Woolton pie

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA dish of diced vegetables topped with potato pastry, introduced in wartime Britain when meat was not readily available.

Similar
Lord Woolton pie

Origin

Named after Frederick Marquis, 1st Lord Woolton (1883–1964), who popularized the recipe after he became Minister of Food in 1940.

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Woolton pie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Woolton%20pie

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Chicago

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