mackins Obs. exc. dial.
(ˈmækɪnz)
Also 6 meckinse, 7 makin(g)s, 7–8 mackings, 8 maakins, 9 dial. macklins, makkers, etc.: see E.D.D.
[Formed as mack2 with suffix -kin frequent in similar words.]
Used in the asseverative exclamation by (the) mackins. (Cf. mack n.2)
| c 1560 Misogonus iii. iii. 73 (Brandl) Bith meckinse. 1605 Lond. Prodigal ii. ii. C, A by the mackins, good syr Lancelot. 1654 Gayton Pleas. Notes iii. ii. 75 'Twas well thought on, by the mackins. 1694 Echard Plautus 12 By the Mackins, I believe Phebus has been playing the Good-Fellow. 1697 Vanbrugh Relapse iv. i. (1708) 40 Fashion. Pray accept of this small Acknowledgement. Nurse. (Aside.) Gold, by makings, your Honour's goodness is too great. 1887 S. Cheshire Gloss. s.v. By, By the makkins. |