Mac
[mæk]
Definition
(-) A prefix, in names of Scotch origin, signifying son.
Checker: Phelps
Examples
- Oh, boy, how much does a captain get, Mac? Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- This is what he gave her, Mac, and she kep it unknown to me; and with this money in the house, she refused to stand by me when I was locked up. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- We'll go, won't we, Mac? Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Old Mac was famous for his good stories. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- You remember him, Mac, don't you, in the Riding School? William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- You're a great boy, Ettore, Mac said. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- I say, Mac, if anything goes wrong--if I drop--I should like you to--to go and see him, you know, and say that I was very fond of him, and that. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Mac put out one finger, armed with a buckskin glove, and made a very frigid bow to Mr. Wenham over his tight cravat. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- By the time Mac had finished a copious breakfast, most of the others had concluded their meal. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- I'd make you my orderly, Mac. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- There's no way but one out of it, Rawdon replied--and there's only a way out of it for one of us, Mac--do you understand? William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
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