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syrup 
n. a syrup made from the sap of certain maple trees, especially the sugar maple.
See also: maple syrup sugar maple
- 1766 (1916) They [Abenaki Indians] were contented to let it [maple sap] boil a little, to thicken it something, and make a Sort of Syrup.
- 1845 The great treat is the candy made by dashing the boiling syrup on the snow where it instantly congeals, transparent and crisp, in sheets.
- 1955 Sap weather may be here, but syrup-makers are getting a very poor run of sap.
- 1766 (1916) They [Abenaki Indians] were contented to let it [maple sap] boil a little, to thicken it something, and make a Sort of Syrup.