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Examples
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You've got a new manty-maker, mother; where's Jane Morris, name o 'goodness?'
Gladys, the Reaper Anne Beale
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She was always a mighty good hand at it, an 'could cut out as nice as a born manty-maker.
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Carline Gallup was a manty-maker -- What, Kier? ruther apt to talk? well, I know she was; but then she used to be sewin ''t old Winkle's about half the time, and she know'd purty well what went on there: yes, I know sewin'-gals is ginerally tattlers ....
The Wit and Humor of America, Volume IX (of X) Various 1887
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` ` to cast up to her that her father's a barber and has a pole at his door, and that she's but a manty-maker hersell!
The Antiquary 1845
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"It's but ower muckle to be doubted," echoed Mrs. Shortcake; -- "to cast up to her that her father's a barber and has a pole at his door, and that she's but a manty-maker hersell!
The Antiquary — Volume 01 Walter Scott 1801
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"It's but ower muckle to be doubted," echoed Mrs. Shortcake; -- "to cast up to her that her father's a barber and has a pole at his door, and that she's but a manty-maker hersell!
The Antiquary — Complete Walter Scott 1801
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“It’s but ower muckle to be doubted,” echoed Mrs. Shortcake; — “to cast up to her that her father’s a barber and has a pole at his door, and that she’s but a manty-maker hersell!
The Antiquary 1584
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