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pie(1) (iou)



pie noun1. ME.
[Old & mod. French from Latin pica magpie, rel. to picus green woodpecker. See also MAGPIE.]
a. The magpie. Now rare. ME.
b. With specifying word: any of various other birds resembling the magpie, esp. in having black and white (pied) plumage. L19.
SEA-pie. tree pie: see TREE noun.
transf.
a. A cunning or wily person. LME-L16.
b. A chattering or saucy person. M16.