lemon stick

American  

noun

Chiefly Baltimore.

1. a lemon half with a peppermint stick stuck in it, through which the lemon juice is sucked.

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Example Sentences

There was a store right close to us and I'd go down there and spend my money for lemon stick candy, ginger cakes, peanuts, and firecrackers.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Oklahoma Narratives by Work Projects Administration

"I wouldn't take back what I said," said Pee-wee, finishing the lemon stick by a terrible sudden assault with his teeth.

From Pee-Wee Harris by Fitzhugh, Percy Keese

Ingredients: Eggs, castor sugar, Marsala, cinnamon, lemon, stick vanilla, rum, Maraschino, butter, ice.

From The Cook's Decameron: a study in taste, containing over two hundred recipes for Italian dishes by Waters, W. G., Mrs.

There seemed to be nothing in his life now but the lemon stick.

From Pee-Wee Harris by Fitzhugh, Percy Keese

Placing the lemon stick carefully in his mouth again.

From Pee-Wee Harris by Fitzhugh, Percy Keese