short sweetening

noun

, Chiefly Southern and Midland U.S.

1. sugar.

Word History and Origins

Origin of short sweetening¹

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50

Example Sentences

People in the valleys use sugar exclusively—'short sweetening,' as you call it.

From Project Gutenberg

She enquired of her guests, "if they chose long sweetening, or short sweetening in their coffee."

From Project Gutenberg