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boiled sweet

American  

noun

British.
  1. hard candy.


boiled sweet British  

noun

  1. a hard sticky sweet of boiled sugar with any of various flavourings

"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

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From coastal Jableh, her paternal family’s home, she recalls the aromas of “flavored hookah smoke, nuts toasting on carts, and boiled sweet corn.”

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 24, 2026

Awakened from a nap, he appeared drowsy at first, but brightened up considerably when Dearie placed a few pieces of boiled sweet potato within reach.

From Washington Post Jan. 27, 2021

It’s huge long stick of boiled sweet with lettering through the center.

From Forbes Aug. 23, 2014

Nigella Lawson, who was briefly drafted in to support his theory, alleged that for Britons the boiled sweet was the equivalent of Proust's madeleine.

From The Guardian Nov. 5, 2012

The boiled sweet potato is, however, a most excellent article.

From Vegetable Diet: As Sanctioned by Medical Men, and by Experience in All Ages Including a System of Vegetable Cookery by Alcott, William A. (William Andrus)

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