Obsolete British slang for an eel pie, playing on the resemblance of eels to snakes. Eel pies were a traditional London food, particularly associated with working-class East London culture. The nickname reflects the colloquial irreverence with which Londoners named their street foods.
He bought a snake tart from a stall near the market and ate it walking.
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(UK, slang, obsolete) An eel pie.
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