单词 | maple wax |
释义 | > as lemmasmaple wax maple wax n. North American maple syrup that has been boiled down and then cooled rapidly by pouring on to snow; also called jack wax. ΚΠ 1883 G. O. Shields Hunting Great West 257 Oh, what a delicious bon bon is a dish of warm maple wax, pure and fresh from the woods! 1939 I. B. Wolcott Yankee Cook Bk. 346 Pour the syrup on the snow, a little at a time... Some people call the syrup ‘sheepskins’; others refer to it as ‘leather aprons’ or ‘maple wax.’ 1947 Amer. Speech 22 152/2 Maple wax, sirup boiled to a density equal to that of hard sugar, but without stirring, and then poured over snow or ice to secure immediate cooling. < as lemmas |
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