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Eskimo pie
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English
Etymology
Originally a trademark of the Eskimo Pie Corporation for a product patented in 1922, later licensed to other companies or used as a genericized trademark.
Noun
Eskimo Pie
A bar of ice cream covered in chocolate, usually on a stick.
en 1950 United States Senate, Eighty-first Congress Investigation of organized crime in interstate commerce https://archive.org/details/investigationofo07unit 1718 In the course of Counselor Halley's interrogations of Frank Costello this morning, the name of Eskimo pie was identified as one of the products made by Dainties Products Corp. Mr. Halley, I am sure, used the trademark name Eskimo pie in error simply meaning a chocolate-covered ice-cream product. 7
en 1958 Eskimo Pie [advertisement] LIFE 59 Velvety-smooth vanilla ice cream – made from fresh dairy cream – coated with a special blend of mouth-watering imported chocolate. That’s Eskimo Pie, the original ice cream bar. August 4
en 1992 Kathleen Shafer Baroda, the Story of a Small Place 122 many went Phiscator's Ice Cream parlor for homemade Eskimo pies. Rose and Zora seldom got to hear the concerts as they were busy making the Eskimo pies.
Synonyms
choc ice
en Desserts
en genericized trademarks