blackstrap
blackstrap noun: the dark, viscous molasses remaining after maximum extraction of sugar from raw sugar cane, used in manufacturing and cattle feed.
Noun
blackstrap (usually uncountable, plural blackstraps)
- The dark, viscous molasses remaining after maximum extraction of sugar from raw sugar cane, used in manufacturing and cattle feed.
- Smoked over cherry and mesquite wood, and dried in a convection oven, it gets its flavors from organic blackstrap molasses, Jim Beam bourbon, and salt and pepper.2007 July 25, David Hochman, “For Epicures, a New Take on Jerky”, in New York Times
- A mixture of spirituous liquor (usually rum) and molasses.
- No blackstrap to-night; switchel, or ginger pop.1845, Sylvester Judd, Margaret: A Tale of the Real and the Ideal, Blight and Bloom; Including Sketches of a Place Not Before Described, Called Mons Christi
- Bad port wine; any common wine of the Mediterranean.
Forms of blackstrap
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Origin of blackstrap
From black + strap? Possible connection with Dutch stroop (“syrup”).
Questions about blackstrap
- What does blackstrap mean?
- Blackstrap means the dark, viscous molasses remaining after maximum extraction of sugar from raw sugar cane, used in manufacturing and cattle feed.
- What part of speech is blackstrap?
- Blackstrap is a noun.
- What is the plural of blackstrap?
- The plural of blackstrap is blackstraps.
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