(formerly) a pie made from the heart, entrails, etc, of a deer
2. eat humble pie
Word origin
C17: earlier an umble pie, by mistaken word division from a numble pie, from numbles offal of a deer, from Old French nombles, ultimately from Latin lumbulus a little loin, from lumbus loin
humble pie in American English
Obsolete
a pie made of the inner parts of a deer, served to the servants after a hunt
Idioms:
eat humble pie
Word origin
earlier umble pie < umbles, entrails of a deer < ME noumbles: see numbles
Examples of 'humble pie' in a sentence
humble pie
Perhaps they dare not eat humble pie for fear they choke on it.
The Sun (2016)
He entirely was, and now they've had to eat humble pie.
The Sun (2016)
We hope the naysayers who complained about two women fronting this show are eating humble pie.
The Sun (2014)
She said yesterday that she hoped he would be eating humble pie.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It is a delight to see you eating humble pie.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
And why she must now eat humble pie.
The Sun (2014)
Well talk about eating humble pie.
The Sun (2015)
Like eating humble pie with custard.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Contact her and eat humble pie.
The Sun (2012)
When you saw them together, he had to eat humble pie in front of her.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Don't eat too much humble pie.
The Sun (2009)
I was naively expecting a flurry of resignations and the eating of much humble pie.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
We weep because both Sly and Rocky have to eat humble pie.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The Stamford Bridge chief is now looking forward to making his superstars eat more humble pie.
The Sun (2010)
They could either eat humble pie by admitting all was not well and rethinking their plans, or try and spin their way out of the mess.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Sir, It would be no bad thing for the political class to eat more humble pie when trying to understand wicked social problems.