merrymakings
Example Sentences
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The households with which his parents were friendly made great merrymakings over his return.
From The Mermaid A Love Tale by Lily Dougall
She thought of English merrymakings, of the games with apples, of the curious old stories and songs that she had heard on such nights as this in her girlhood.
From Harper's Round Table, October 29, 1895 by Various
But when the merrymakings and ringing of bells were over in all the land, the sea-people woke up to their feasts and dances.
From Granny's Wonderful Chair by Arthur A. Dixon
I hope you will not ask her to help in your merrymakings; she understands nothing but a romp.
From The Gold of Chickaree by Susan Warner
That day had been chosen for the dance in the forest, one of the two merrymakings dearest to the hearts of those earliest Kentuckians.
From Round Anvil Rock A Romance by Nancy Huston Banks
