makin's
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"H-mm!" grunted Slavin again, "ye seem tu have th' makin's anyway."
From The Luck of the Mounted A Tale of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police by Ralph S. Kendall
There was squeals, and shrieks, and a gen'ral mixup; some tryin' to get closer, others beatin' it to get away, and all the makin's of a young riot.
From Shorty McCabe on the Job by Sewell Ford
I ain’t got the makin’s in me of even a store-mussed angel.
From The Twins of Suffering Creek by Ridgwell Cullum
Yes," he agreed quietly, "he's got the makin's in him.
From Man to Man by Jackson Gregory
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
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