Meaning & use

toffy

noun·Advanced

An old-fashioned spelling of toffee: a firm, chewy candy made by boiling sugar and butter together.

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The old recipe card called for a pan of homemade toffy.

Grandmother kept a tin of toffy on the kitchen counter for visitors.

A note on using this word

Toffy is a rare, older spelling; toffee is now the standard form in both American and British English.

Words with a similar meaning

toffee

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