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Definition of Gumdrop
1. Noun. A jellied candy coated with sugar crystals.
Definition of Gumdrop
1. Noun. A small candy made with corn syrup, gelatin and some flavouring oils or powders. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gumdrop
1. a chewy candy [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gumdrop
Literary usage of Gumdrop
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Daily Paragraph Editing, Grade 2by Evan-Moor Educational Publishers, Kristen Kunkel by Evan-Moor Educational Publishers, Kristen Kunkel (2004)
"For example, after reading Clue 1, I know: giant gumdrop = peanut butter cup - 20
... Compare the two different equations for the giant gumdrop with the two ..."
2. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1901)
"The following description was taken : Egg.—Somewhat of gumdrop shape, .60 mm.
in diameter, wider than high. Many low ribs rising from the base, ..."
3. Dissertations by Mr. Dooley by Finley Peter Dunne (1906)
"He was given a room between a promoter iv Hackensack Meadows an' th' well-known
ex-puddler who is goin' to marry Miss Flossie gumdrop iv th' Hot Stuff ..."
4. Space Flight: The First Thirty Years (1993)
"... "Spider," the command module "gumdrop." Schweickart and Scott performed a
space- walk, and Schweickart checked out the new Apollo spacesuit, ..."
5. Mark Twain's Library of Humor by Mark Twain (1906)
"The historian Burdett goes on to say that the spectators were so impressed by
the solemnity of the occasion that you could have heard a gumdrop. ..."
6. Potter's American Monthly (1881)
"... all the dirt and dust within a radius of eight or ten feet, and become
temporarily affixed to the floor by the aid of a forgotten Sunday-school gumdrop. ..."
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