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General (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. treacles: Merriam-Webster
  2. treacles: Collins English Dictionary
  3. treacles: Wiktionary
  4. treacles: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. treacles: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. treacles: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (treacle)

noun:  (chiefly UK, Ireland) A syrupy byproduct of sugar refining; molasses or golden syrup.
noun:  Cloying sentimental speech.
noun:  (Cockney rhyming slang) Sweetheart (from treacle tart).
noun:  (historical, pharmacology) Synonym of theriac: an antidote for poison, especially snakebite; a supposedly universal antidote.
noun:  (obsolete, figurative, by extension) Synonym of cure: an all-powerful curative for some particular affliction.
noun:  (obsolete, figurative, by extension) 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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