What does merry-making mean?
Merry-making means Alternative form of merrymaking..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Alternative form of merrymaking..
It is true, that two clowns, who drove before them a herd of cattle—one or two village wenches, who seemed bound for some merry-making—a strolling soldier, and a wandering student, as his thread-bare black cloak and his satchel of books proclaimed him—passed our travellers without observation, or with a look of contempt; […]
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Merry-making means Alternative form of merrymaking..
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It is true, that two clowns, who drove before them a herd of cattle—one or two village wenches, who seemed bound for some merry-making—a strolling soldier, and a wandering student, as his thread-bare black cloak and his satchel of books proclaimed him—passed our travellers without observation, or with a look of contempt; […]
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