meaning of treacle
1. A remedy against poison. See Theriac, 1.
2. A sovereign remedy; a cure.
3. Molasses; sometimes, specifically, the molasses which drains from the sugar-refining molds, and which is also called sugarhouse molasses.
4. A saccharine fluid, consisting of the inspissated juices or decoctions of certain vegetables, as the sap of the birch, sycamore, and the like.
5. an expression that is excessively sweet and sentimental
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