gobstopper
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Gobstopper — verschiedener Größen Der Gobstopper, in den USA als Jawbreaker (von engl. jaw = Kiefer, breaker von to break = brechen, also etwa Kieferbrecher) bekannt, ist eine sehr harte Süßigkeit. Gewöhnlich ist er rund mit einem Durchmesser von einem bis… … Deutsch Wikipedia
gobstopper — ► NOUN chiefly Brit. ▪ a large, hard spherical sweet … English terms dictionary
Gobstopper — Gobstoppers, known as jawbreakers in Canada and the United States, are a type of hard candy. They are usually round, usually range from about 1 cm across to 3 cm across (though much bigger gobstoppers can sometimes be found in US candy stores, up … Wikipedia
gobstopper — UK [ˈɡɒbˌstɒpə(r)] / US [ˈɡɑbˌstɑpər] noun [countable] Word forms gobstopper : singular gobstopper plural gobstoppers a large hard round sweet … English dictionary
gobstopper — n (BrE infml) a large hard round sweet. Many gobstoppers change colour as they are sucked. They are popular with children. The name comes from gob, a British slang word for ‘mouth’. * * * … Universalium
gobstopper — Cockney Rhyming Slang Chopper (Penis) … English dialects glossary
gobstopper — gob|stop|per [ gab,stapər ] noun count MAINLY BRITISH a JAWBREAKER … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
gobstopper — n. (British) large and hard candy … English contemporary dictionary
gobstopper — noun chiefly Brit. a large, hard spherical sweet … English new terms dictionary
gobstopper — noun (C) BrE a large round hard sweet; jawbreaker AmE … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
