long sweetening
noun Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S.
liquid sweetening, as maple syrup, molasses, or sorghum.
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Nearby words
long s, long shot, long shot, a, long splice, long suit, long sweetening, long tail, long thoracic nerve, long time no see, long tin, long tom
Origin of long sweetening
An Americanism dating back to 1705–15
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