ROSIN BIBLE above
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
In the same Bible " tryacle " is also given for "balm" in Jer. xlvi, 11, and Ezek. xxvii, 17. Cover-dale's Bible (1535) also uses the word "triacle." See TREACLE.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “ROSIN BIBLE above” mean?
In the same Bible " tryacle " is also given for "balm" in Jer. xlvi, 11, and Ezek. xxvii, 17. Cover-dale's Bible (1535) also uses the word "triacle." See TREACLE.
Is “ROSIN BIBLE above” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.