Meaning & use
toffy
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
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