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Definition of Lemon drop
1. Noun. A hard candy with lemon flavor and a yellow color and (usually) the shape of a lemon.
Definition of Lemon drop
1. Noun. A yellow lemon-flavored and lemon-shaped candy. ¹
2. Noun. A cocktail of vodka with lemon juice and sugar. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lemon Drop
Literary usage of Lemon drop
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Mr. & Mrs. Bancroft on and Off the Stage by Squire Bancroft, Marie Bancroft (1888)
"My next part at the Lyceum was ' Serena, the little fairy at the bottom of the
sea,' in Conrad and Medora; then I had a small part called Lemon- drop in a ..."
2. Pet, or Pastimes and penalties by Hugh Reginald Haweis (1886)
"Have you got a lemon-drop ? " I had just one left, so I took it out and said, "
Open your mouth and shut your eyes;" she did both, I popped the lemon drop ..."
3. Highways and Byways from the St. Lawrence to Virginia by Clifton Johnson (1913)
"He took a paper bag from his pocket, and I accepted a lemon drop. "I s'pose I've
bought hundreds of pounds of 'em," he added. "Did you say you was goin' to ..."