Treacle1. (n.) A remedy against poison. See Theriac.
2. (n.) A sovereign remedy; a cure.
3. (n.) Molasses; sometimes, specifically, the molasses which drains from the sugar-refining molds, and which is also called sugarhouse molasses.
4. (n.) 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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