maple syrup
noun
a syrup produced by partially boiling down the sap of the sugar maple or of any of several other maple trees.
a commercial variety of such syrup, often mixed with cane sugar or some other sweetening agent.
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Origin of maple syrup
First recorded in 1840–50
Words nearby maple syrup
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Example sentences from the Web for maple syrup
But Daddy found Rusty perched on the tin roof of his house (his house was made of a maple-syrup can).
The Tale of Daddy Longlegs|Arthur Scott BaileyHere are half a dozen hot ones to top off with, and maple-syrup too.
Rick Dale, A Story of the Northwest Coast|Kirk MunroeIt was suggested, too, that at grandfather's they might study the processes of maple-syrup as involved in the griddle-cakes.
The Peterkin Papers|Lucretia P. HaleAn' wasn't it just like a lot o' children hangin' 'round at maple-syrup time?
The Spinner's Book of Fiction|Various
British Dictionary definitions for maple syrup
maple syrup
noun
a very sweet syrup made from the sap of the sugar maple
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