makin's
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“Miss Shirley,” he said gravely, “I ain’t got much style nor sentiment in my makin’s, but I’ve honestly tried to be humane by widders an’ orphans.
From Winning the Wilderness by J. N. Marchand
It shows that you hev all the makin's o' them opty-mists, the bunch o' people to which I belong.
From The Great Sioux Trail A Story of Mountain and Plain by Charles L. (Charles Lewis) Wrenn
"Yours trooly," muttered that worthy, as he picked up the "makin's".
From Blister Jones by Jay Hambridge
Dere was cornshuckin's, logrollin's, syrup makin's, and cotton pickin's.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 3 by Work Projects Administration
Yes," he agreed quietly, "he's got the makin's in him.
From Man to Man by Jackson Gregory
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