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short sweetening
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Word History and Origins
Origin of short sweetening1
An Americanism dating back to 1840–50
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Example Sentences
People in the valleys use sugar exclusively—'short sweetening,' as you call it.
From Project Gutenberg
She enquired of her guests, "if they chose long sweetening, or short sweetening in their coffee."
From Project Gutenberg
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