warden pie

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warden pie - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Warden \Ward"en\, n. [OE. wardein, OF. wardein, gardein,
     gardain, F. gardien. See Guardian, and Ward guard.]
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     1. A keeper; a guardian; a watchman.
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              He called to the warden on the . . . battlements.
                                                    --Sir. W.
                                                    Scott.
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     2. An officer who keeps or guards; a keeper; as, the warden
        of a prison.
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     3. A head official; as, the warden of a college; specifically
        (Eccl.), a churchwarden.
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     4. [Properly, a keeping pear.] A large, hard pear, chiefly
        used for baking and roasting. [Obs.]
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              I would have had him roasted like a warden. --Beau.
                                                    & Fl.
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     Warden pie, a pie made of warden pears. [Obs.] --Shak.
        [1913 Webster] Wardenry