BLACKSTRAP

Etymology

Noun

blackstrap (uncountable)

The dark, viscous molasses remaining after maximum extraction of sugar from raw sugar cane, used in manufacturing and cattle feed.

(obsolete) A mixture of spirituous liquor (usually rum) and molasses.

(obsolete, nautical, slang) Bad port wine; any common wine of the Mediterranean.

Source: Wiktionary

Black"strap`, n.

1. A mixture of spirituous liquor (usually rum) and molasses. No blackstrap to-night; switchel, or ginger pop. Judd.

2. Bad port wine; any commo wine of the Mediterranean; -- so called by sailors.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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