candy pulln.

Brit.

/ˈkandɪ pʊl/, U.S.

/ˈkændi ˌpʊl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: candy n.², pull n.¹

Etymology: < candy n.² + pull n.¹ Compare earlier candy pulling n.

U.S. Now chiefly historical.

A social gathering for young people at which taffy (or occasionally other confectionery) is made and eaten.Taffy is made by pulling or twisting a sweet mixture to make it tough and light-coloured. Candy pulls were popular in the mid 19th cent., esp. in the period around Christmas and New Year.Candy pulling is the more common term.

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society > leisure > social event > social gathering > [noun] > gatherings for specific activity

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the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preparation for table or cooking > preparing confectionery > [noun] > occasion of making taffy

candy pulling1834

candy pull1845

taffy-join1854

taffy pulling1863

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1845 Portland Transcript 8 Feb. 355/4 Christmas and New Year's frolics are over—broken arms and legs are ‘set’—..pumps worn out—and pumpkin pies, and candy pulls lost sight of.

1883 M. L. Moreland Which: Right or Wrong? vi. 63 Mother, can't we have a candy-pull on Cute's birthday?

1923 Y News (Brigham Young Univ.) 7 Feb. 3/4 Miss Etta Philips entertained very successfully at a candy pull at her home Friday evening.

2008 Deseret Morning News (Salt Lake City) (Nexis) 23 July (headline) Celebrate Pioneer Day with an old-fashioned candy pull.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	candy pull
释义	candy pulln. Brit. /ˈkandɪ pʊl/, U.S. /ˈkændi ˌpʊl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: candy n.², pull n.¹ Etymology: < candy n.² + pull n.¹ Compare earlier candy pulling n. U.S. Now chiefly historical. A social gathering for young people at which taffy (or occasionally other confectionery) is made and eaten.Taffy is made by pulling or twisting a sweet mixture to make it tough and light-coloured. Candy pulls were popular in the mid 19th cent., esp. in the period around Christmas and New Year.Candy pulling is the more common term. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > social event > social gathering > [noun] > gatherings for specific activity apple paring1656 house raising1704 quilting1768 bee1769 sing-song1769 reading party1781 rocking1786 cotton-picking1795 rolling1819 picking bee1828 candy pulling1834 candy pull1845 taffy-join1854 barn-raising1856 taffy pulling1863 coffee shop1880 log-rolling1883 taffy pull1883 petting party1920 play date1975 the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preparation for table or cooking > preparing confectionery > [noun] > occasion of making taffy candy pulling1834 candy pull1845 taffy-join1854 taffy pulling1863 taffy pull1883 1845 Portland Transcript 8 Feb. 355/4 Christmas and New Year's frolics are over—broken arms and legs are ‘set’—..pumps worn out—and pumpkin pies, and candy pulls lost sight of. 1883 M. L. Moreland Which: Right or Wrong? vi. 63 Mother, can't we have a candy-pull on Cute's birthday? 1923 Y News (Brigham Young Univ.) 7 Feb. 3/4 Miss Etta Philips entertained very successfully at a candy pull at her home Friday evening. 2008 Deseret Morning News (Salt Lake City) (Nexis) 23 July (headline) Celebrate Pioneer Day with an old-fashioned candy pull. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1845
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