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Humbug

Parf of speech: Noun, OED Year: 1825, OED Evaluation: N/A

A kind of sweetmeat.

ExampleMeaning
Oh yes. Peppermint and humbugs and it must have been chocolates I guess and peanuts.
Hard candy
ExampleMeaning
And that was always a good spot to go. And you can actually see them making the candy there sometimes if you ended up, you-know, at the right time when they were doing this. So that was always interesting too, to watch them make the humbugs and things.
Hard candy
ExampleMeaning
Yes I remember that I- it was a treat, so I don't really know what humbugs, maybe? Liquorice, I think might be too and I- clothing, it was clothing there, basic- basic clothing, overalls and house dresses I guess, things-like-that.
Hard candy