candy pull
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of candy pull
First recorded in 1835–45
Example Sentences
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The candy pull remains in the ideas folder.
From Slate • Oct. 30, 2019
Bob Stevens had been invited to join in the festivities, which included a molasses candy pull and games appropriate to the occasion.
From The Automobile Girls at Chicago or, Winning Out Against Heavy Odds by Crane, Laura Dent
When I first saw you all thus engaged, for the benefit of the public, I thought it was a candy pull.
From A Guest at the Ludlow and Other Stories by Edgar Wilson
He allowed the scholars to throw spit-balls, snap apple-seeds, eat molasses candy, pull each other's hair, and have fine frolics.
From Winning His Way by Coffin, Charles Carleton
We had a molasses candy pull last Friday evening, given by the house matron of Fergussen to the left-behinds in the other halls.
From Daddy-Long-Legs by Webster, Jean
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