makin's
Example Sentences
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"This has the makin's of a Jim-dandy suburb, an' it sure looks like it'll be some popular."
From Smoke Bellew by London, Jack
If you happens to mention you ain't got your makin's with you, the nearest guy to you'll call the police.
From Blister Jones by Hambridge, Jay
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
"It's nothin' but what ye desarve, avick! an' more nor that—yer the makin's of a clargy I'm guessin'?"
From The Station; The Party Fight And Funeral; The Lough Derg Pilgrim Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three by Carleton, William
"Yours trooly," muttered that worthy, as he picked up the "makin's".
From Blister Jones by Hambridge, Jay
