Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Taffy"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Taffy \Taf"fy\, n. [Prov. E. taffy toffy.]
1. A kind of candy made of molasses or brown sugar boiled
down and poured out in shallow pans. [Written also, in
England, {toffy}.]
2. Flattery; soft phrases. [Slang]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
taffy
n : chewy candy of sugar or syrup boiled until thick and pulled
until glossy
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