单词 | peppermint stick |
释义 | > as lemmaspeppermint stick peppermint stick n. a hard, baton-shaped sweet flavoured with peppermint, typically white with a red or pink stripe spiralling down its length. ΚΠ 1856 F. S. Cozzens Sparrowgrass Papers xiii. 188 Chocolate-drop of my heart! I dare not breathe thy name; Like a peppermint stick I stand apart In a sweet, but secret flame. 1937 L. Hart Lady is Tramp (song) in Compl. Lyrics (1986) 230/3 When I was three I was a siren, And knew the old trick Of vamping my dad for a peppermint stick. 2003 Publishers Weekly 8 Sept. 69/2 Why can you bend a piece of taffy into all kinds of shapes while a peppermint stick breaks if you push on the middle of it? < as lemmas |
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