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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A compound formed by mixing sour and sweet things.

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  • Duck sweet and sour from old Cathay

    Falls victim in fusion to fowl play.

    Give the bird a toss

    In Italian sauce

    And serve as anatra agrodolce.

    October 9, 2014