sugaring off
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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This un assuming collection of portraits, snap shots of sugaring off, cutting ice, cats, dogs and family parties quietly grows on the reader.
From Time Magazine Archive
The great occasions for the boy, though, are the times of "sugaring off."
From New National Fourth Reader by Charles J. Barnes
At the "sugaring off" they used to pour the hot sugar upon the snow, where it congealed into a sort of wax, which I suppose is the most delicious substance that was ever invented.
From New National Fourth Reader by Charles J. Barnes
"Are you sugaring off already?" questioned Bob with evident disappointment.
From The Story of Sugar by Sara Ware Bassett
They're going up for my spring vacation and take in the sugaring off.
From The Story of Sugar by Sara Ware Bassett
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