shepherd's pie

noun

: a meat pie with a mashed potato crust

Examples of shepherd's pie in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Lone Goat is open for lunch and dinner daily and offers a menu of English favorites, including bangers and mash, shepherd's pie, fish and chips, and Welsh rarebit. Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 21 June 2024 Its pub fare ranges in price from $9 for fish chowder and Welsh rarebit to $17 for fish and chips and $19 for shepherd's pie. Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 21 June 2024 The Irish pub showcased its popular shepherd's pie. Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 12 Apr. 2024 What: Live music, specialty drinks and classic Irish grub, including bangers and mash, corned beef sandwiches, shepherd's pie and green cotton candy. Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 5 Mar. 2024 Try a different potato atop traditional shepherd's pie. Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2023 It can be used directly on the stove or in the oven to create a deeper, browner crust on large cuts of meat or, say, a shepherd's pie. Alida Nugent, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2023 Tea & Sympathy This British restaurant serves favorites like bangers and mash, shepherd's pie, and a Sunday roast, along with afternoon tea, which is actually offered all day. Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2023 Here's a super simple recipe for vegan shepherd's pie; to make something like this in a cast iron skillet, simply saute the vegetables in the skillet, then add the potatoes on top and bake. Melissa Breyer, Treehugger, 24 May 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1854, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of shepherd's pie was in 1854

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“Shepherd's pie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shepherd%27s%20pie. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.

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