makin's
Example Sentences
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“Think you, Dannie,” my uncle inquired, “that he’ve the makin’s of a fair rascal?”
From The Cruise of the Shining Light by Duncan, Norman
Ah, Dannie,” says he, fondly, “they’s the makin’s of a gentleman in you!”
From The Cruise of the Shining Light by Duncan, Norman
Mistress Mikaver was quite my leddy, an' was rinnin' frae the teen to the tither o's juist terriple anxious to mak's a' at hame, an' makin's a' meesirable.
From My Man Sandy by Salmond, J. B.
"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
Yes," he agreed quietly, "he's got the makin's in him.
From Man to Man by Gregory, Jackson
