"sweetstuff" meaning in All languages combined

See sweetstuff on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: sweetstuffs [plural]
Etymology: From sweet + stuff. The earliest record usage is often attributed to Charles Dickens and his novella Holiday Romance. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|sweet|stuff}} sweet + stuff Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} sweetstuff (countable and uncountable, plural sweetstuffs)
  1. (dated) Any sweet, sugary edible; confectionery. Tags: countable, dated, uncountable Related terms: sweet stuff
    Sense id: en-sweetstuff-en-noun-RD8cNvq8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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