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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A crude acetate of iron prepared from scrap-iron and crude acetic acid, very generally used in dyeing as a mordant instead of green copperas.

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Examples

  • Senators Max Baucus and Chuck Grassley are trying to end the American black-liquor subsidy ahead of its scheduled expiration on December 31.

    The Black Liquor War 2009

  • The first number is the amount of black-liquor credits reported, the second is 2009 net income:

    NewWest.Net All Headlines info@newwest.net 2010

  • In the 12 days since that was published, the black-liquor silliness in Washington has gotten even worse, with Republicans joining the shell game.

    NewWest.Net All Headlines info@newwest.net 2010

  • In the 12 days since that was published, the black-liquor silliness in Washington has gotten even worse, with Republicans joining the shell game.

    NewWest.Net All Headlines info@newwest.net 2010

  • The $6.5 billion in controversial black-liquor credits earned in 2009 by 21 publicly traded pulp and paper companies was far more than their total profit for the year.

    NewWest.Net All Headlines info@newwest.net 2010

  • The $6.5 billion in controversial black-liquor credits earned in 2009 by 21 publicly traded pulp and paper companies was far more than their total profit for the year.

    NewWest.Net All Headlines info@newwest.net 2010

  • The first number is the amount of black-liquor credits reported, the second is 2009 net income:

    NewWest.Net All Headlines info@newwest.net 2010

  • The industry didn't specifically lobby for the black-liquor provision in the 2005 highway bill, or the extension in the 2007 energy bill.

    Watts Up With That? 2009

  • Indeed, owing to the black-liquor controversy, Congress may not renew the 50-cent credit, which is scheduled to expire at the end of this year.

    Watts Up With That? 2009

  • Although some would see this as budgetary sleight-of-hand, on grounds the EPA would have saved the $24 billion anyway, critics of black-liquor incentives called it a victory.

    Watts Up With That? 2009

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