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black·strap | \ ˈblak-ˌstrap 
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\Definition of blackstrap
1 : a common red wine of the Mediterranean
2 : a drink consisting of a mixture of rum and molasses
3 or blackstrap molasses
a : the final molasses that is obtained in the last of successive processes of raw sugar manufacture and used as a constituent of many mixed cattle feeds and as a raw material for the production of industrial alcohol
b : any thick and very dark molasses
4 : a dark heavy oil used especially for lubricating mine-car wheels
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The first known use of blackstrap was in 1873
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