| 单词 | almond rock |
| 释义 | > as lemmasalmond rock almond rock n. (a) a kind of hard confectionery made from boiled sugar and containing almond pieces; (b) slang (originally Military) [rhyming slang] (usually in plural) a sock. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > confections or sweetmeats > [noun] > nut confections pinionade1329 butter of almonds?c1425 almond butter1502 almond comfit1569 sugar-almond1594 musk almond1675 praline1714 almond snow1723 almond1783 nougat1827 almond rock1841 burnt almond1850 pistachio candy1853 nougatine1868 noyau1899 gianduja1902 Montélimar1908 turron1918 1841 Blackwood's Mag. Aug. 203/1 A farthing is put into the creature's tiny fingers as soon as he is able to clutch it; this [is] exchanged for almond rock, brandy-balls, or lollypops. 1917 G. F. Coxwell Through Russia in War-time xvi. 206 An elderly woman..brought us some plates of sweetmeats, such as sherbet and almond rock. 1917 W. Muir Observ. of Orderly xiv. 228 The new army dubs them [sc. socks] ‘almond rocks’. 1990 Advertiser (Adelaide) (Nexis) 22 Sept. The van was the only ‘shop’ where Outback children could buy sweets, excitedly choosing almond rock or Minties or Harry's special Jubilee Mixture. 2007 Irish Times 30 July (SportsMonday section) 7/1 England will have to bat their..almond rocks off to save the second Test. < as lemmas |
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