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Definition of: treacle
(trē′kəl) noun
1. The sirup obtained in refining sugar.
2. Molasses.
3. A saccharine fluid of certain plants.
4. Originally, a compound used as an antidote.
5. Obs. A panacea. [<OF triacle <L theriaca <Gk. thēriakē a remedy for poisonous bites <thērion, dim. of thēr a wild beast]
—trea′cly adjective
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