jack horner pie

jack horner pie
\\ˈjakˈhȯrnər-\ noun
Usage: usually capitalized J&H
Etymology: after (Little) Jack Horner, a nursery-rhyme character depicted as pulling a plum out of a pie
: an ornamental pie-shaped container from which favors or toys are extracted often by pulling a ribbon at a party

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