gumdrop
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gum·drop
(gŭm′drŏp′)n.
A small candy made of sweetened, colored, and flavored gum arabic or gelatin and often coated with sugar.
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gumdrop
(ˈɡʌmˌdrɒp)n
(Cookery) a small jelly-like sweet containing gum arabic and various colourings and flavourings. Also called (esp Brit): gum
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gum•drop
(ˈgʌmˌdrɒp)n.
a small candy made of sweetened and flavored gum arabic, gelatin, or the like.
[1855–60, Amer.]
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Noun | 1. | gumdrop - a jellied candy coated with sugar crystals jujube - chewy fruit-flavored jellied candy (sometimes medicated to soothe a sore throat) |
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