Everton toffeen.

Brit.

/ˌɛvət(ə)n ˈtɒfi/, U.S.

/ˌɛvərt(ə)n ˈtɔfi/,

/ˌɛvərt(ə)n ˈtɑfi/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Everton , toffee n.

Etymology: < Everton, the name of a suburb of Liverpool, where the toffee appears to have been first produced in the 18th cent. + toffee n. In sense 2 rhyming slang for coffee n.Compare:1907 W. Farrer & J. Brownbill Victoria Hist. County Lancaster III. 20/2 Molly Bushell's original manufactory of the sweet to which Everton has given a name was in Village Street... She was living in 1759.

1. A kind of toffee made with cream or evaporated milk, originally made in Everton. Also: a small shaped piece of this.

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the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > confections or sweetmeats > sweets > [noun] > a sweet > toffee

taffy1817

Everton toffee1822

toffeea1825

hardbake1825

stickjaw1827

tom trot1829

tameletjie1838

butterscotch1847

peanut candy1856

caramel1884

treacle toffee1885

Harrogate toffee1890

brittle1892

peanut brittle1892

saltwater taffy1894

brickle1907

spin1913

hokey-pokey1939

1822 M. Gray Jrnl. Aug. in A. V. Gray Papers & Diaries of York Family (1927) xii. 224 The next morning, Sunday, after having breakfasted, we set off to walk to Everton, a place near Liverpool to hear Mr. Buddicorn, who is the clergyman there... After service we went to a public house in the village, where we got some wine and bread and butter. We also got some Everton toffee, this being the place where it was originally made.

1839 Penny Satirist 9 Apr. 3/3 Rosin, buttons, or moulds, pearl, barley, or screws, Everton toffee, strings or clasps for your shoes.

1861 I. M. Beeton Bk. Househ. Managem. xxxi. 800 (heading) To Make Everton Toffee.

1869 A. Trollope Phineas Finn I. 93 His pockets were crammed full of gingerbread and Everton toffy.

1951 Good Housek. Home Encycl. 456/2 Everton toffee, a brittle sweetmeat similar to butterscotch, but containing cream or evaporated milk.

1996 M. Read Peaceful Retirement (2007) v. 67 The sweet-shop owner had been wont to hold out a flat dish of Everton toffee, complete with a small hammer for breaking it up.

2011 P. Gascoigne Glorious 246 They used to hand us loads of the Everton toffees which I would happily munch away on while watching the game.

2. Rhyming slang for: coffee. rare.

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the world > food and drink > drink > coffee > [noun]

coffee1598

coffee-drink1659

syrup of soot1663

ninny-broth1696

Turkey gruel1705

Java1805

caffè1852

mud1855

Everton toffee1857

go-juice1923

joe1941

decaf1956

1857 ‘Ducange Anglicus’ Vulgar Tongue 7 Everton toffee, coffee.

1960 J. Franklyn Dict. Rhyming Slang 62/2 Everton toffee, coffee... Now obsolescent.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	everton toffee
释义	Everton toffeen. Brit. /ˌɛvət(ə)n ˈtɒfi/, U.S. /ˌɛvərt(ə)n ˈtɔfi/, /ˌɛvərt(ə)n ˈtɑfi/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Everton , toffee n. Etymology: < Everton, the name of a suburb of Liverpool, where the toffee appears to have been first produced in the 18th cent. + toffee n. In sense 2 rhyming slang for coffee n.Compare:1907 W. Farrer & J. Brownbill Victoria Hist. County Lancaster III. 20/2 Molly Bushell's original manufactory of the sweet to which Everton has given a name was in Village Street... She was living in 1759. 1. A kind of toffee made with cream or evaporated milk, originally made in Everton. Also: a small shaped piece of this. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > confections or sweetmeats > sweets > [noun] > a sweet > toffee taffy1817 Everton toffee1822 toffeea1825 hardbake1825 stickjaw1827 tom trot1829 tameletjie1838 butterscotch1847 peanut candy1856 caramel1884 treacle toffee1885 Harrogate toffee1890 brittle1892 peanut brittle1892 saltwater taffy1894 brickle1907 spin1913 hokey-pokey1939 1822 M. Gray Jrnl. Aug. in A. V. Gray Papers & Diaries of York Family (1927) xii. 224 The next morning, Sunday, after having breakfasted, we set off to walk to Everton, a place near Liverpool to hear Mr. Buddicorn, who is the clergyman there... After service we went to a public house in the village, where we got some wine and bread and butter. We also got some Everton toffee, this being the place where it was originally made. 1839 Penny Satirist 9 Apr. 3/3 Rosin, buttons, or moulds, pearl, barley, or screws, Everton toffee, strings or clasps for your shoes. 1861 I. M. Beeton Bk. Househ. Managem. xxxi. 800 (heading) To Make Everton Toffee. 1869 A. Trollope Phineas Finn I. 93 His pockets were crammed full of gingerbread and Everton toffy. 1951 Good Housek. Home Encycl. 456/2 Everton toffee, a brittle sweetmeat similar to butterscotch, but containing cream or evaporated milk. 1996 M. Read Peaceful Retirement (2007) v. 67 The sweet-shop owner had been wont to hold out a flat dish of Everton toffee, complete with a small hammer for breaking it up. 2011 P. Gascoigne Glorious 246 They used to hand us loads of the Everton toffees which I would happily munch away on while watching the game. 2. Rhyming slang for: coffee. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > coffee > [noun] coffee1598 coffee-drink1659 syrup of soot1663 ninny-broth1696 Turkey gruel1705 Java1805 caffè1852 mud1855 Everton toffee1857 go-juice1923 joe1941 decaf1956 1857 ‘Ducange Anglicus’ Vulgar Tongue 7 Everton toffee, coffee. 1960 J. Franklyn Dict. Rhyming Slang 62/2 Everton toffee, coffee... Now obsolescent. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1822
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