lemon drop

American  

noun

1. a lemon-flavored lozenge.

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lemon drop British  

noun

1. a lemon-flavoured boiled sweet

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Etymology

Origin of lemon drop

First recorded in 1800–10

Example Sentences

I decided to hang on to my lemon drops for another time.

From Literature

That lemon drop was a stunt in itself: made with lots of swirling and pouring and whooshing about, yet somehow simultaneously effortless.

From Seattle Times

She offered him a lemon drop from the little silver tin she’d been carrying around since London.

From Literature

For example, if the square in the third row and second column contains a yellow lemon drop after all swaps, that corresponds to the statement “true.”

From Scientific American

Then she stuffs his backpack with the essentials: the lemon drops, the tumblers — water, coffee, protein smoothie.

From Washington Post