candy pull
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of candy pull
First recorded in 1835–45
Example Sentences
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The candy pull remains in the ideas folder.
From Slate • Oct. 30, 2019
The candy pull was a great success, the ropes of sweet stuff being thrown over low-hanging limbs where the candy was pulled and pulled amid much laughter and many shouts.
From The Meadow-Brook Girls Under Canvas by Aldridge, Janet
The next big stunt I pulled off was a candy pull.
From A "Y Girl in France Letters of Katherine Shortall by Shortall, Katherine
He allowed the scholars to throw spit-balls, snap apple-seeds, eat molasses candy, pull each other's hair, and have fine frolics.
From Winning His Way by Coffin, Charles Carleton
The French boys had no notion what a candy pull might be, but they were more than willing to learn.
From Patty in Paris by Wells, Carolyn
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