treacle : Idioms & Phrases
Poor man's treacle
(Bot.) , garlic; so called because it was thought to be an antidote to animal poison. Eng Dr. Prior.
Webster 1913
Treacle mustard
(Bot.) , a name given to several species of the cruciferous genusErysimum , especially theE. cheiranthoides , which was formerly used as an ingredient in Venice treacle, or theriac.
Webster 1913
Treacle water
- a compound cordial prepared in different ways from a variety of ingredients, as hartshorn, roots of various plants, flowers, juices of plants, wines, etc., distilled or digested with Venice treacle. It was formerly regarded as a medicine of great virtue. Nares.
Webster 1913
Venice treacle
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(Old Med.) Same asTheriac , 1.
