Brown-sugar
unrefined or partially refined sugar that retains some molasses.
a commercial product consisting of white, refined sugar to which molasses has been added.
Slang. brownish-colored heroin manufactured illicitly in Mexico.
Historical Examples
The Old Tobacco Shop William Bowen
The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened Kenelm Digby
noun
sugar that is unrefined or only partially refined
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