rock candy

SEE SYNONYMS FOR rock candy ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

sugar in large, hard, cohering crystals.

Origin of rock candy

First recorded in 1715–25

Words nearby rock candy

rock borer, rock bottom, rock-bound, rock brake, rock cake, rock candy, rock chopper, rock climb, rock climbing, rock cod, Rock Cornish

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Example sentences from the Web for rock candy

There was a thick coating of ice over men, yawl, ropes and everything else, and we looked like rock-candy statuary.
The Letters Of Mark Twain, Volume 1, 1853-1866|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
Strings of rock-candy came from China, but were rivalled by a distinctly native sweet—maple sugar.
Child Life in Colonial Days|Alice Morse Earle
But the cannon burst into a thousand pieces, for it was nothing but rock-candy, and some of the men nearly got killed.
Christmas Every Day and Other Stories|W. D. Howells
I knew a boy once who ate soft coal just because somebody told him it was rock-candy.
Andiron Tales|John Kendrick Bangs

British Dictionary definitions for rock candy

rock candy

noun

US and Canadian a hard candy, typically a long brightly-coloured peppermint-flavoured stick, sold esp in holiday resortsAlso called (in Britain and certain other countries): rock

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单词	rock candy
释义	rock candy SEE SYNONYMS FOR rock candy ON THESAURUS.COM noun sugar in large, hard, cohering crystals. Origin of rock candy First recorded in 1715–25 Words nearby rock candy rock borer, rock bottom, rock-bound, rock brake, rock cake, rock candy, rock chopper, rock climb, rock climbing, rock cod, Rock Cornish Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rock candy There was a thick coating of ice over men, yawl, ropes and everything else, and we looked like rock-candy statuary. The Letters Of Mark Twain, Volume 1, 1853-1866\|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) Strings of rock-candy came from China, but were rivalled by a distinctly native sweet—maple sugar. Child Life in Colonial Days\|Alice Morse Earle But the cannon burst into a thousand pieces, for it was nothing but rock-candy, and some of the men nearly got killed. Christmas Every Day and Other Stories\|W. D. Howells I knew a boy once who ate soft coal just because somebody told him it was rock-candy. Andiron Tales\|John Kendrick Bangs British Dictionary definitions for rock candy rock candy noun US and Canadian a hard candy, typically a long brightly-coloured peppermint-flavoured stick, sold esp in holiday resortsAlso called (in Britain and certain other countries): rock Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to rock candy hard candy, sugar candy
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rock candy

noun

Origin of rock candy

Words nearby rock candy

Example sentences from the Web for rock candy

British Dictionary definitions for rock candy

noun

Words related to rock candy