barley sugar

noun

British
: a clear hard candy made from boiled sugar

Examples of barley sugar in a Sentence

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“Barley sugar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barley%20sugar. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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