Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A confection flavored with peppermint.
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Examples
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_worse_ than physic, for a peppermint-drop can take the taste of that away in a minute.
The Fairy Godmothers and Other Tales Alfred Gatty 1841
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"As the first instalment of twenty-five pounds down is all I am ever likely to get, I will take it now -- no, that one won't do; it's a peppermint-drop, not a sovereign.
The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 30, June 1893 An Illustrated Monthly Various 1880
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