long sweetening
noun Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S.
liquid sweetening, as maple syrup, molasses, or sorghum.
RELATED CONTENT
How Long Should A Paragraph Be?There isn’t really a required number of sentences to make a paragraph, but there are some guidelines you might want to consider. A typical paragraph consists of 3 to 6 sentences. Paragraphs are meant to express a central idea. They can be made of any number of sentences as long as they meet the structural requirements. The basic structure of a paragraph has three parts: …
The Letter B Once Had A Much Longer NameThe letter B was part of the Phoenician alphabet more than 3000 years ago in 1000 BCE. At that time, the letter was called beth and looked a little different, but it made the sound of b and was second in the alphabet. The shape of the letter resembled the floor plan of a house, and the word beth meant “house.” This is pictured below. In Hebrew, the letter was called beth, bet, or bayt which also …
Nearby words
- long s,
- long shot,
- long shot, a,
- long splice,
- long suit,
- long tail,
- long thoracic nerve,
- long time no see,
- long tin,
- long tom
Origin of long sweetening
An Americanism dating back to 1705–15
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019