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noun Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S.
liquid sweetening, as maple syrup, molasses, or sorghum.
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Origin of long sweetening
An Americanism dating back to 1705–15
Words nearby long sweetening
long-stemmed, Longstreet, long-sufferance, long-suffering, long suit, long sweetening, long tail, long-tailed cuckoo, long-tailed tit, long-term, long-termism
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