sugar down

verb

To boil down maple sap into maple syrup.

Meanings

verbsugar down (third-person singular simple present sugars down, present participle sugaring down, simple past and past participle sugared down)

present singular third person sugars down · participle present sugaring down · participle past sugared down · past sugared down

  1. intransitiveTo boil down maple sap into maple syrup.
  2. transitiveTo cook or pack fruit in sugar to preserve it.
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Chicago

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