treacle
IPA: trˈikʌɫ
noun
- (chiefly Britain) A syrupy byproduct of sugar refining; molasses or golden syrup.
- Cloying sentimental speech.
- (Cockney rhyming slang) Sweetheart (from treacle tart).
- (obsolete) Synonym of theriac: an antidote for poison, especially snakebite; a supposedly universal antidote.
- (obsolete, figurative) Synonym of cure: an all-powerful curative for some particular affliction.
- (obsolete, figurative) Synonym of cure-all: a panacea for all human ailments.
verb
- To apply treacle to a surface, so as to catch flies or moths, etc.
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Examples of "treacle" in Sentences
- Buxton hears this and goes off to the Treacle factory.
- The treacle then rose to the surface many years later.
- Golden syrup is the main sweetener in the treacle tart.
- The palmyrah syrup is used for producing toddy and treacle.
- Ditchford is famous as the locality of reputed treacle mines.
- So it is perfectly correct to refer to golden syrup as treacle.
- The thick black nature of treacle makes the deception plausible.
- Treacle and Molasses are similar in composition in water and sucrose.
- Another, Ditchford was said to be the location of famous treacle mines.
- Treacle is used chiefly in cooking as a form of sweetener or condiment.