short sweetening
noun Chiefly Southern and Midland U.S.
Compare
long sweetening.
Origin of short sweetening
An Americanism dating back to 1840–50
Words nearby short sweetening
short shrift, give,
short splice,
short story,
short straw,
short subject,
short sweetening,
short time,
short title,
short ton,
short wave,
short-acting