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long sweetening

noun

Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S.
  1. liquid sweetening, as maple syrup, molasses, or sorghum.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of long sweetening1

An Americanism dating back to 1705–15
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She enquired of her guests, "if they chose long sweetening, or short sweetening in their coffee."

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The first officer, supposing that "long sweetening" meant a large portion of that article, chose it accordingly.

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While the minister shouts, the audience are swaying backward and forward in sympathetic rhythm, encouraging the speaker with cries of "Amen", "That's right", "That's the Gospel", "Give it to 'em bud", "Give 'em a little long sweetening".

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He'll take it as you fix Bob's, Miss Liz," Jane interposed readily enough to save the situation, and at the next opportunity she turned in a confidential undertone: "We don't use 'long sweetening' down here, Dale.

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Jason whispered to his mother, "What's long sweetening, mother?"

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