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Definition of Toffee
1. Noun. Caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets.
Definition of Toffee
1. n. Taffy.
Definition of Toffee
1. Noun. a type of confectionery made by boiling sugar (or treacle, etc) with butter or milk, then cooling the mixture so that it becomes hard ¹
2. Noun. a small, individual piece of toffee ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Toffee
1. a chewy candy [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Toffee
Literary usage of Toffee
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Original Plays by William Schwenck Gilbert (1908)
"Envy me 1 Tell me, Major, are you fond of toffee ? Maj. Veryl Col. We are all
fond of toffee. All. We are! Duke. Yes, and toffee in moderation is a capital ..."
2. Patience: Or, Bunthorne's Bride by William Schwenck Gilbert (1902)
"COLONEL I can believe that, under those circumstances, wen toffee would become
... DUKE Prrr "toffee" read flattery, adulation, and abject deference, ..."
3. A Treatise on the Art of Boiling Sugar, Crystallizing, Lozenge-making by Henry Weatherley (1865)
"Ginger toffee. To seven pounds of loaf sugar, put the usual lowering and water,
and a tablespoonful ... which just boil in and pour into the toffee frames. ..."
4. The Letters of Charles Dickens by Charles Dickens, Georgina Hogarth, Mamie Dickens (1879)
"Dolby sends kindest regard, and the message : " Ever- ton toffee shall not be
forgotten." [ To Mr. Henry Fielding Dickens.] ADELPHI HOTEL, LIVERPOOL ..."
5. The Church Missionary Juvenile Instructor (1880)
"Then commenced the delightful work of studding the rich brown toffee with ...
When this was finished, the toffee was carried out into the cellar to cool. ..."
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