rock candy

noun

1
: boiled sugar crystallized in large masses on string
2

Examples of rock candy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web At their intact length, the rock candy angles were all wrong. Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 3 July 2024 Grown-up kids of a certain age might remember a tooth-rotting confection called rock candy — word play on rock canyon. Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2024 Traffickers then packaged the product, in hard, clear chunks that resemble rock candy, to sell to customers. Beth Warren, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2024 In the old days, rock candy was used for cherry bounce. Rita Nader Heikenfeld, The Enquirer, 11 Aug. 2023 See all Example Sentences for rock candy 

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1706, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of rock candy was circa 1706

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“Rock candy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rock%20candy. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

rock candy

noun
: boiled sugar crystallized on a string
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