The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
n. A dark, very thick molasses, especially a residual product of sugar refining that is used in the manufacture of industrial alcohol and as an ingredient in cattle feed.
n. The dark, viscous molasses remaining after maximum extraction of sugar from raw sugar cane, used in manufacturing and cattle feed.
n. A mixture of spirituous liquor (usually rum) and molasses.
n. Bad port wine; any common wine of the Mediterranean.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A mixture of spirituous liquor (usually rum) and molasses.
n. Bad port wine; any common wine of the Mediterranean; -- so called by sailors.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A name of various beverages.
n. A sailors' term for any strong, dark-colored liquor: hence applied to the dark-red wines of the Mediterranean coasts.
Word Usage
"The red wine was called blackstrap and was sour, while the insipid white was called Miss Taylor, a name that puzzled Sharpe until he saw the label on one of the bottles: Mistela."