'll

/əl/[əl][l̩][ɫ̩]

verb

Will, shall (marking the future tense or other modal sense).

“A little dab’ll do ya!”

Meanings

verb'll (clitic)
  1. cliticinformalWill, shall (marking the future tense or other modal sense).

    A little dab’ll do ya!

    3 more examples

    I’ll kill anybody who touches my little sis.

    Shake, shake the ketchup bottle / First none'll come, and then a lot'll.

    1949, credited to Richard Willard Armour, (Please provide the book title or journal name)

    The roast’ll be in the galley oven most of the day. Don't open the door to check on it. [Drack]

    2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Dinner Tonight: Fine Grunnien Roast, Fresh Vegetables

Origin

* Contraction of will. * Contraction of shall.

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