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maple water
[trans. of F eau d'erable]
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DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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1
a syrup made from the sap of certain maple trees, especially the sugar maple.
See: maple syrup
Quotations
1703
'Tis but a few of the inhabitants that have the patience to make Mapple-Water.
2
the sap of the maple tree, used in making maple syrup.
Quotations
1947
The "maple water" dripped from these crude spiles into scooped out basswood logs or birch-bark baskets.