lump of sugar

noun

1. lump.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lump of sugar¹

First recorded in 1720–30

Example Sentences

“Come and take a walk, my dear?” cried Polly, hopping toward the china closet, with a look suggestive of a lump of sugar.

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It’s the self conceived as a lump of sugar; it must be dissolved to be tasted.

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“I think that extremely unlikely,” said Henry, dropping a lump of sugar into his coffee with a splash.

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The manager brings her a cup of tea with an extra lump of sugar, but it remains on the desk, untouched, and grows cold.

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The lump of sugar or the shot in your arm?

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