taffy
noun
a chewy candy made of sugar or corn syrup boiled down with butter or oil, pulled or stretched back and forth to incorporate air bubbles, then rolled, twisted, and cut into pieces.
taffies
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pluralof taffy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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They always flew along the wires of this place like a kettle of jeweled hawks, cresting over the rooftops of turreted houses and quaint shops all stuck together like assorted taffies.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
This is the degree which is used, with little variation, for all kinds of drops, taffies, and all clear goods, whether for the purpose of passing through machines or manipulating with the hands.
From The Candy Maker's Guide A Collection of Choice Recipes for Sugar Boiling by Fletcher Manufacturing Company
Up to the time of his advent, we had been accustomed to and content with home-made taffies and fudges—and were, I've no doubt, vastly better off on that account.
From The Fortune Hunter by Louis Joseph Vance
In pulling taffies or other candies, corn starch may be put to good use.
From Candy-Making Revolutionized Confectionery from Vegetables by Mary Elizabeth Hall
It was, indeed, difficult to talk now, since the taffies were being more than sampled.
From Betty Lee, Sophomore by Harriet Pyne Grove
