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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