Associations to the word «Blackstrap»

Wiktionary

BLACKSTRAP, noun. The dark, viscous molasses remaining after maximum extraction of sugar from raw sugar cane, used in manufacturing and cattle feed.
BLACKSTRAP, noun. (obsolete) A mixture of spirituous liquor (usually rum) and molasses.
BLACKSTRAP, noun. (obsolete) (nautical) (slang) Bad port wine; any common wine of the Mediterranean.

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