blackstrap

== English == === Etymology === From black +‎ strap? Possible connection with Dutch stroop (“syrup”). === Pronunciation === === 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. (obsolete) A mixture of spirituous liquor (usually rum) and molasses. (obsolete, nautical, slang) Bad port wine; any common wine of the Mediterranean.