Definitions
a party favor consisting of a paper roll (usually containing candy or a small favor) that pops when pulled at both ends
Word origin
From Middle English craker (“a boaster”), equivalent to crack (“to break, snap, utter, make a sound”) + -er. From crack (verb), the sound made when one is broken. The hard "bread" and "biscuit" sense is first attested in 1739.
Used in a sentence
“What cracker is this same that deafs our ears?”
“There was feasting and joy from Shanghai to the Wall, What with dim-sims, chop-suey and crackers and all, And the donor of these, by the hook of my crook. Was Chiang Ki-Konglong, the Mandarin Cook.”
“It is customary in every part of China to fire off crackers on the last day and night of the year for the purpose of terrifying expelling the devils.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Thin wafer”7 letters
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