TREACLE
\tɹˈiːkə͡l], \tɹˈiːkəl], \t_ɹ_ˈiː_k_əl]\
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A remedy against poison. See Theriac, 1.
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A sovereign remedy; a cure.
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Molasses; sometimes, specifically, the molasses which drains from the sugar-refining molds, and which is also called sugarhouse molasses.
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A saccharine fluid, consisting of the inspissated juices or decoctions of certain vegetables, as the sap of the birch, sycamore, and the like.
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A remedy against poison. See Theriac, 1.
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A sovereign remedy; a cure.
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Molasses; sometimes, specifically, the molasses which drains from the sugar-refining molds, and which is also called sugarhouse molasses.
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A saccharine fluid, consisting of the inspissated juices or decoctions of certain vegetables, as the sap of the birch, sycamore, and the like.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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n. [French, Greek] A medicinal compound used as a preventive of or cure for the effects of poison, or the bites of venomous animals ;- a viscid, uncrystallizable sirup which drains from the sugar-refiner’s moulds-the word is often used for molasses.
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