Black″strap′ (–străp), n. 1. A mixture of spirituous liquor (usually rum) and molasses.
No blackstrap to-night; switchel, or ginger pop.
Judd.
2. Bad port wine; any common wine of the Mediterranean; — so called by sailors.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.