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pear drop

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pear drop
1. A pear-shaped pendant, often used as a handle or support.
2. In 18th cent. architecture, a support for a small arch.


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Founded in 1918, Stockley's has a turnover of pounds 2m and produces old-fashioned favourites such as pear drops, chocolate limes, barley sugars, cinder toffee and fudge.
Perry Vale is a very pale yellow-green colour and has an aroma of pear drops and freshly-mown grass.
Produced from the pinot blanc grape, it delivers an appealing sharpness that sits midway between grapefruit and pear drops.
 
 
 
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