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Toffee

//ˈtɔfi// noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A type of confectionery made by boiling sugar (or treacle, etc) with butter or milk, then cooling the mixture so that it becomes hard. uncountable
  2. 2
    A fan or member of Everton F.C.. UK, informal
  3. 3
    caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets wordnet
  4. 4
    A small, individual piece of toffee. countable
  5. 5
    Any kind of sweets; candy. Northern-England, countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    To coat in toffee. transitive

    "The plant will close and three-quarters of Britain's apple toffeeing capacity will lie idle."

Etymology

Etymology 1

An alteration of taffy.

Etymology 2

An alteration of taffy.

Etymology 3

In reference to two toffee shops that were located in Everton village at the time the club was founded.

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