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Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S.liquid sweetening, as maple syrup, molasses, or sorghum.[1705-15, Amer.]
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long sweetening — noun South and Midland : sweetening in liquid form (as molasses) compare short sweetening * * * Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. liquid sweetening, as maple syrup, molasses, or sorghum. [1705 15, Amer.] * * * long sweetening, U.S. Dialect.… … Useful english dictionary
long sweetening — noun A viscous, syrupy sweetener, generally molasses, but sometimes table syrup. Mr. Hurst made the best of the situation and drank his molasses sweetened coffee with seeming relish, as though he had been raised on long sweetening … Wiktionary
long sweetening — long′ sweet′ening n. Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. dial. coo liquid sweetening, as maple syrup, molasses, or sorghum • Etymology: 1705–15, amer … From formal English to slang
sweetening — noun See long sweetening and short sweetening … Wiktionary
short sweetening — noun South & Midland : sugar compare long sweetening * * * Chiefly Southern and Midland U.S. sugar. Cf. long sweetening. [1840 50, Amer.] * * * short sweetening, U.S. Dialect. sugar … Useful english dictionary
short sweetening — Chiefly Southern and Midland U.S. sugar. Cf. long sweetening. [1840 50, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
short sweetening — noun (South Midland U.S.) sugar compare long sweetening … Wiktionary
molasses — noun A thick brownish syrup produced in the refining of raw sugar. Syn: long sweetening, molasse … Wiktionary
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