A lemon drop is a hard, lemon-flavored candy that has been popular in America for many, many years. Of course, a lemon is a sour fruit, and to drop means "to let something fall."
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Jimmy was sitting beside a lemon tree eating lemon drops and watching a baseball game. All of a sudden, one of the team's star players hit a home run and the basketball came flying into Jimmy's tree. It made a lemon drop, and Jimmy had a bruise on his head for two weeks!
101 American English Riddles: Understanding Language and Culture Through Humour
Author: Harry Coollis
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