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Venice treacle

Venice treacle noun: synonym of theriac.

Noun

Venice treacle (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) Synonym of theriac.
    • CHEWING-BALLS, a kind of balls made of aſafœtida, liver of antimony, bay-wood, juniper-wood, and pellitory of Spain; which being dried in the ſun, and wrapped in a linen-cloth, are tied to the bit of the bridle for the horſe to chew: they create an appetite; and it is ſaid, that balls of Venice...1771, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1st ed., volume II, page 183
    Synonyms:
    theriac

Synonyms of Venice treacle

Questions about Venice treacle

What does Venice treacle mean?
Venice treacle means synonym of theriac.
What part of speech is Venice treacle?
Venice treacle is a noun.

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