Meaning of Jack Horner pie | Babel Free

Definitions

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

Examples

“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.)”

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