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gob-stop·per
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ˈgɒbˌstɒp
ər
/
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gob
-stop-er
]
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noun
British Slang.
a large piece of hard candy.
Origin:
1925–30;
see
gob
3
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gobstopper
(ˈɡɒbˌstɒpə)
—
n
(
Brit
) a large hard sweet consisting of different coloured concentric layers that are revealed as it is sucked
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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