Meaning Of Treacle

n.

A remedy against poison. See Theriac, 1.

n.

A sovereign remedy; a cure.

n.

Molasses; sometimes, specifically, the molasses which drains from the sugar-refining molds, and which is also called sugarhouse molasses.

n.

A saccharine fluid, consisting of the inspissated juices or decoctions of certain vegetables, as the sap of the birch, sycamore, and the like.