- A remedy against poison. See Theriac, 1. - A sovereign remedy; a cure. - Molasses; sometimes, specifically, the molasses which
drains from the sugar-refining molds, and which is also called
sugarhouse molasses. - A saccharine fluid, consisting of the inspissated juices
or decoctions of certain vegetables, as the sap of the birch, sycamore,
and the like.