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Make. 273 Makesures.
To MAKE HAY, verb. phr.
(common).—To tumble ; to confuse
; to disorder.
1863. H. KINGSLEY, Austin Elliot,
ch. xiii. His usual holiday amusements
were these—to interrupt his sister's lessons
as much as possible, and in the
absence of the governess, to (as he
called it) MAKE HAY in the school-room.
To MAKE MEAT OF, verb. plir.
(American).—To kill.
1841. RUXTON, Life in the Far
West, p. 3. Poor Bill Bent ! them
Spaniards MADE MEAT Of him.
To MAKE A HOUSE, verb. phr.
(Parliamentary).—To gather a quorum
(40 members).
1864. The SfiecIatOr, p. 529.
Nobody played marplot, but the division
revealed the absence of a quorum, and
a bill which interests all capitalists, and
will before long interest every taxpayer,
was interrupted by mere official carelessness
as to MAKING A HOUSE.
AS GOOD (BAD, HOT, DRUNK,
etc.) AS THEY MAKE THEM, phr.
(common).—As good, bad, etc. as
may be.
187[?]. Broadside Ballad, 'As GCOD
AS THEY MAKE 'EM' [Title].
1889. Modern Society, 12 Oct., p.
1265, col. 2. About a dozen yards in,
I think you said, and the tide coming
in about AS FAST AS THEY MAKE IT. Ibid.
p. 1267, col. 2. The couple were engaged
to be married, and Miss King, who
seems to be AS SENTIMENTAL AS AMERI-
CANS ARE MADE, suggested that they should
carry out the marriage ceremony in
Greenwood Cemetery.
1889. Bird o' Freedom, 7 Aug.,
p. 3. On reaching the party it was
evident that one of the Frenchmen was,
not to put too fine a point on it, about
AS DRUNK AS THEY MAKE 'EM. He opened
the campaign by asking us to have a
drink with him. Of course, he spoke in
French.
1890. G. ALLEN, The Tents of
Shem, iii. I like them; thorough ladies,
and well brought up, and AS CLEVER AS
THEY MAKE THL.:1.
VOL. IV.
1894. GEORGE MOORE, Esther
Waters, xvii. You are AS STRONG AS
THEY MAKE 'EM.
MAKE HIM SWIM FOR IT,
phr. (American thieves').— See
quot.
1859. MATsELL, Vocabulum,
MAKE HIM SWIM FOR IT. Cheat him out
of his share.
See also BACK; BACON; BATES; BEEF;
BLUE; BONES; BOOKS; BUTTONS; CHIL-
DREN'S SHOES; CLEAN BREAST ; CLEAN
SWEEP; CLINK; CRIMSON; DUCKS-AND-
DRAKES; FACE; FEATHER ; FIGURE; FISH;
FLASH; FOOL; FUN; FUR; GOOD; HAIR;
HAND; HARE; HASH; HAY; HONEST WOMAN;
KISS; LEG; LIP; LONG-ARM; LUCKY;
MAN; MEAL ; MEAT; MOUTH ; NIGHT ; PILE;
PLAY; POINT; QUEEN ANNE'S FAN ; RAISE;
RUNNING; SCARCE ; SHOW ; SPLASH; SPLIT;
STAND; THINGS; TRACKS; TURKEY-MER-
CHANT; TWO COME; VIRGINIA FENCE;
WATER; WHACK; WHOLE CLOTH ; WOMAN;
etc. etc.
M A KEPEACE, subs. (old).—See
quot. For synonyms see TOKO.
1657. COLE, Adam in Eden. It
[the birch] is useful for the punishment
of children, both at home and at school,
for it bath an admirable influence on
them when they are out of order, and
therefore some call it MAKEPEACF:.
MAKER, subs. (American).—A tailor;
a PRI cKLousE(q.v.).For synonyms
see SNIP. Span. picapiojos.
1833. NEAL, Down Easters, v. 63.
4 Who's your MAKER ? 9 ' My MAKER !—
Oh ! I understand you, my tailor you
mean ? " Yes—who made your coat ? '
MAKESHIFT, subs. (old).—A thief.
For synonyms see THIEVES.
1584. A Mirour for Magistrates
of Cyties, fol. 33 (back). London is sore
charged with these MAKESHIFTES.
M A K ESU R ES, subs. (potmen's).--
Petty pilferings ; FLUFF (q.v.);
CABBAGE (q.v.). Fr. la gratte.
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