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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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ILL-MAKIN, ppl.adj. Creating trouble, din-raising, mischief-making.Sh. 1898 Shetland News (8 Jan.):
Dat inquisitive ill-makin lipper.

[From Ill, n., 3. + Mak.]