boiled sweet

noun

A hard sweet, made by boiling sugar, which gradually dissolves when sucked.

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hard candy
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Meanings

nounboiled sweet (plural boiled sweets)

plural boiled sweets

  1. UKA hard sweet, made by boiling sugar, which gradually dissolves when sucked.

    Synonyms: hard candy

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA hard sweet, made by boiling sugar, which gradually dissolves when sucked.

Similar
hard candy
Also see
hard candysugar-plum
Cite this entry
APA

boiled sweet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boiled%20sweet

MLA

“boiled sweet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boiled%20sweet. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “boiled sweet,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boiled%20sweet.

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