noun
Etymology: humble s
1.
a. : a meat pie formerly made of the inferior parts of a deer and served to the huntsman and other servants
b. : a meat pie made of the humbles of a hog
2.
[influenced in meaning by humble (I) ]
: submission, apology, or retraction especially made under pressure or in humiliating circumstances : humiliation
would it mean such a deal of humble pie? — Margery Sharp
— often used in the phrase eat humble pie
forced to eat humble pie — H.W.Van Loon
before I'd go and eat humble pie to the sergeant … he might break my neck — Henry Lapham