candy pull
noun
a social gathering at which taffy or molasses candy is made.
Origin of candy pull
1First recorded in 1835–45
Words Nearby candy pull
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How to use candy pull in a sentence
Pamela was having a candy-pull down-stairs one night—a grown-up candy-pull to which the boys were not expected.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete | Albert Bigelow PaineAn old-fashioned candy-pull is often more entertaining than the most elaborately prepared function.
Suppers | Paul PierceHow is thee to have the fair unless thee has the candy pull?
Holiday Stories for Young People | VariousWe had a molasses candy pull last Friday evening, given by the house matron of Fergussen to the left-behinds in the other halls.
Daddy Long-Legs | Jean WebsterThe candy pull being finished all the girls gathered about the fire, sitting down Turk fashion.
The Meadow-Brook Girls Under Canvas | Janet Aldridge
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