acid drop

American  

noun

British.

1. a tart candy, as a sourball.

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acid drop British  

noun

1. a boiled sweet with a sharp taste

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Etymology

Origin of acid drop

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

If the acid drop fizzes slowly on the powdered mineral, the specimen is dolomite.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017

If the acid drop effervesces or fizzes on the surface of the rock, the specimen is calcite.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017

"That never bothered my readers in the past," Joanne snapped as sweetly as an acid drop from Howard's delicatessen.

From The Guardian • Sep. 30, 2012

"Nor am I an acid drop Free Trader," this shot being, of course, for Laborite Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Snowden.

From Time Magazine Archive

A child came in afterwards, alone; with an actual clean spot in the middle of her face, where a ginger-nut or an acid drop might go in.

From Real Folks by Whitney, A. D. T. (Adeline Dutton Train)