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PORKPIE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does porkpie mean? 

PORKPIE (noun)
  The noun PORKPIE has 1 sense:

1. man's hat with a low, flat crown and a snap brimplay

  Familiarity information: PORKPIE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PORKPIE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Man's hat with a low, flat crown and a snap brim

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

porkpie; porkpie hat

Hypernyms ("porkpie" is a kind of...):

snap-brim hat (a hat with a snap brim)


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