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gumdrop
[ guhm-drop ]
gumdrop
/ ˈɡʌmˌdrɒp /
noun
- a small jelly-like sweet containing gum arabic and various colourings and flavourings Also called (esp Brit)gum
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Example Sentences
"Here's a little gumdrop for you," said the old gentleman rabbit.
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Then let us go to work merrilee, said Elise, picking up a stocking, and letting a gumdrop slide down into the toe.
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His gaze fastened hard upon Babe, who unconcernedly was chewing a gumdrop.
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Pee-wee took his customary eye-opener, consisting of a gumdrop.
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There was not another praline for him to crunch, not even a gumdrop.
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