CANDY CANE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does candy cane mean? 

• CANDY CANE (noun)
  The noun CANDY CANE has 1 sense:

1. a hard candy in the shape of a rod (usually with stripes)

  Familiarity information: CANDY CANE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CANDY CANE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A hard candy in the shape of a rod (usually with stripes)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("candy cane" is a kind of...):

candy; confect (a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts)

 Context examples 

Co-workers may have lollipops and candy canes dancing in their heads, but not you—you will be concentrating on tasks that have to be done. That’s fine!

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

This December, your friends may have candy canes dancing in their heads now that the holiday season is upon us, but not you—you will have to hit the ground running, for assignments will tumble toward you rapidly like snowflakes in a blizzard.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)