taffy has definitions from the field of food
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[ noun ] (food) chewy candy of sugar or syrup boiled until thick and pulled until glossy

Used in print

(The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)

Spectators in white crush textures dip toe and heel in smooth black , navy and taffy tan .

(John Dos Passos, Midcentury....)

My eyes were so bleary I could barely see him but there he was , a little smooth olivefaced guy in a new spring overcoat and a taffy colored fedora .

Related terms

candy molasses_taffy

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