toffee

[ taw-fee, tof-ee ]

/ ˈtɔ fi, ˈtɒf i /

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noun

a brittle or chewy brown candy made of sugar or molasses boiled down with butter, often mixed with nuts.

British. taffy.

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Sometimes tof·fy .

Origin of toffee

First recorded in 1860–65; the earlier variants toughy, tuffy were first recorded in 1825–30 ; southern British dialect form of original northern British dialect taffy; further origin uncertain

Words nearby toffee

toetoe, toe-to-toe, toey, TOFC, toff, toffee, toffee-apple, toffee-nosed, toffish, Tofranil, toft

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How to use toffee in a sentence

For the beer lover on your list, Red Bear Brewing has The Krampus Shuffle – Abbey Style Quad that has dark ale has notes of raisins, toffee, plum, vanilla, cinnamon, and clove.
Shop local! Fun, affordable gifts from D.C. vendors|Tinashe Chingarande|December 9, 2021|Washington Blade
Sticky toffee pudding is the warm, saucy British dessert you can make at homeThe next day, there would be dishes to do, wine glasses to polish and ingredients to put away.
How to host a post-vaccine dinner party: Menu, tips, recipes and more|Adam Roberts|June 4, 2021|Washington Post
Meanwhile younger, lighter colors evoke citrus and tree fruits, candy sugars and vanilla toffee.
Why Natural Color Is So Crucial To Understanding A Whisky’s Flavors||December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So rich and delicious, so dark and layered with coffee and hazelnuts, toffee, orange peel, cigar box.
Why Maya Angelou Loved Sherry, The Drink of Brilliant Renegades|Jordan Salcito|June 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The former governor is so buttoned-down and toffee-nosed he belongs at Downton Abbey.
Is Mitt Romney Beyond Satire? Comedy Writers Underwhelmed by Candidate|Michelle Cottle|August 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST
End with spiced honey cider ($11), sticky toffee pudding or both.
Vail, Colorado: Skier's Paradise|Jolie Hunt|January 15, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Because stout beers are made by roasting malt or barley, certain types have clear hints of coffee, toffee, and chocolate.
5 Pioneering Ways to Cook with Beer|Stacey Slate|February 2, 2010|DAILY BEAST
We were too apt to patronise scholarship winners, as though a scholarship was toffee given as a reward for virtue.
The New Machiavelli|Herbert George Wells
A residual product of this dish is a sort of hard-bake toffee, formed by the leakage of jam from the chupatties.
In the Ranks of the C.I.V.|Erskine Childers
Her eyes, like a shallow Scotch brook, were laughing at him: like transparent toffee they were or burnt sugar or amber.
Balloons|Elizabeth Bibesco
Limit your diet to water and crusts, and abstain from sweets, cakes, and toffee in any form.
The Leader of the Lower School|Angela Brazil
No, not the very one—they've got that at the other place, and the piece of toffee the baby sucked.
Voces Populi|F. Anstey

British Dictionary definitions for toffee

toffee

toffy

/ (ˈtɒfɪ) /

noun plural -fees or -fies

a sweet made from sugar or treacle boiled with butter, nuts, etc

for toffee (preceded by can't) informal to be incompetent at a specified activityhe can't sing for toffee

Word Origin for toffee

C19: variant of earlier taffy

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