"toffee apple" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: toffee apples [plural]
Etymology: The weapon is named after the food item, having a similar shape, i.e. a sphere with attached stick or handle. Head templates: {{en-noun}} toffee apple (plural toffee apples)
  1. (chiefly British, New Zealand) A candy apple. Tags: British, New-Zealand Categories (topical): Sweets Synonyms: candy apple [US]
    Sense id: en-toffee_apple-en-noun-UbAjYDv4 Disambiguation of Sweets: 46 54 Categories (other): British English, New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 57 43
  2. (British, historical, slang) A kind of British trench mortar used in World War I. Tags: British, historical, slang Categories (topical): Sweets
    Sense id: en-toffee_apple-en-noun-JU6DE~v2 Disambiguation of Sweets: 46 54 Categories (other): British English, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 51 49

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