Definition of Rock candy

1. Noun. Hard bright-colored stick candy (typically flavored with peppermint).

Exact synonyms: Rock
Generic synonyms: Candy, Confect

2. Noun. Sugar in large hard clear crystals on a string.
Generic synonyms: Candy, Confect

Definition of Rock candy

1. Noun. (American English) a confectionary made by crystallizing sugar around a string ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rock Candy

rock 'n' roll
rock 'n' roll musician
rock along
rock band
rock bands
rock barnacle
rock beauty
rock bit
rock bottom
rock brake
rock bun
rock buns
rock cake
rock candy (current term)
rock climber
rock climbing
rock cocaine
rock concert
rock crabs
rock cress
rock crystal
rock dots
rock dove
rock doves
rock drill
rock elm
rock face

Literary usage of Rock candy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Law of Pure Food and Drugs, National and State: With Appendices by William Wheeler Thornton (1912)
"rock candy Drips and Whisky. A liquid was labeled "rock candy Drips and Whisky." It contained 27.2 percent by volume of alcohol. ..."

2. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention, American Pharmaceutical Association Meeting (1898)
"Circ., Aug., 1897, 216), the claim is brought forward that rock-candy syrup is not alone fully equal, but superior to any syrup that can be made direct from ..."

3. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention (1898)
"Circ., Aug., 1897, 216), the claim is brought forward that rock-candy syrup is not alone fully equal, but superior to any syrup that can be made direct from ..."

4. The Artizans' Guide and Everybody's Assistant: Containing Over Three by Richard Moore (1873)
"To make fine rock candy, clarify double refined white sugar, filter it, ... Straw-coloured rock candy is made by substituting brown for loaf sugar. ..."

5. Bulletin of Pharmacy (1897)
"makers of rock candy, and is not sold elsewhere. The resulting syrup is made by dissolving the sugar in pure filtered water at a temperature not exceeding ..."

6. Our Wonderful Progress: The World's Triumphant Knowledge and Works : a Vast by Trumbull White (1902)
"It requires strong teeth to break up rock candy in the mouth, ... The manufacturer of rock candy begins with refined granulated sugar of the best quality. ..."

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