blackstrap molasses

[blak-strap]

noun

1. molasses remaining after maximum extraction of sugar from the raw product, used chiefly as a constituent of cattle feed and as a source of ethyl alcohol.

blackstrap molasses

/ ˈblækˌstræp /

plural noun

1. (functioning as singular) the molasses remaining after the maximum quantity of sugar has been extracted from the raw material

Word History and Origins

Origin of blackstrap molasses¹

An Americanism dating back to 1915–20; black + strap