rock candy

noun

1
: boiled sugar crystallized in large masses on string
2

Examples of rock candy in a Sentence

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This was bottled at 61 percent ABV and has notes of cherry, stone fruit, rock candy, and apple on the palate. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 28 Feb. 2025 Use classic rock candy and paint the wooden sticks in gold or silver paint to further the icy theme. Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Dec. 2024 At their intact length, the rock candy angles were all wrong. Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 3 July 2024 Grown-up kids of a certain age might remember a tooth-rotting confection called rock candy — word play on rock canyon. Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2024 See All Example Sentences for rock candy

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1706, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of rock candy was circa 1706

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“Rock candy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rock%20candy. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.

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rock candy

noun
: boiled sugar crystallized on a string
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