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Definition treacle

Etymology

From Middle English triacle, partly from Old French triacle, and partly from Old English tiriaca, both from Late Latin *triaca, *tiriaca, late form of theriaca, ultimately from Ancient Greek ??????? (th?riak?, “antidote”), feminine form of ???????? (th?riakós, “concerning venomous beasts”), from ??? (th?r, “beast”). Compare theriac, theriacle.

Noun

treacle (countable and uncountable, plural treacles)

1. (chiefly Britain) A syrupy byproduct of sugar refining; molasses or golden syrup.
2. Cloying sentimental speech.
3. (Cockney rhyming slang) Sweetheart (from treacle tart).
4. (obsolete) An antidote for poison; theriac.
5. (obsolete, figuratively) Any all-powerful curative; a general remedy, a cure-all.

Verb

treacle (third-person singular simple present treacles, present participle treacling, simple past and past participle treacled)

1. To apply treacle to a surface, so as to catch flies or moths, etc.

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