bran pie

English

Noun

bran pie (plural bran pies)

A tub filled with bran in which small gifts are buried as a lucky dip
- 1938, Siegfried Sassoon, The Old Century and seven more years, London: Faber, page 35 (1968 edition):
  On festive occasions away from home we softened under the influence of Christmas trees, bran pies, and conjurors.

Synonyms

bran tub

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