The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Sweetmeat \Sweet"meat`\, n.
   1. Fruit preserved with sugar, as peaches, pears, melons,
      nuts, orange peel, etc.; -- usually in the plural; a
      confect; a confection.
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   2. The paint used in making patent leather.
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   3. (Zool.) A boat shell (Crepidula fornicata) of the
      American coast. [Local, U.S.]
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