1579 T. Lodge Protogenes 35 The reder shal perceiue the antiquity of playmaking, the inuentors of comedies, and therewithall the vse & comoditye of them.

1633 W. Prynne Histrio-mastix ii. v. 978 Be diligent that yee may be found of God in peace, without spot and blamelesse; abandoning Playmaking, with all such fruitlesse studies..; and growing up daily more and more in grace.

1702 Compar. between Two Stages v. 182 The repeated Disappointments, I hope, have cur'd him of the itch of Play making: Let him stick to his Criticisms.

1881 Times 17 Jan. 6/4 Mr. Byron has continued his easy amusement of play-making, and..has managed to find it no less profitable than easy.

1920 Mod. Lang. Notes 35 48 Compared with various short hand-books on play-making, this volume stands out for its thorough treatment of perplexing problems and its admirable freedom from dogmatic statement.

2000 Village Voice (N.Y.) 27 June 142/1 They take their playmaking quite seriously..they're arrayed to save Downtown from villains of bad theater.

1936 N.Y. Times 20 Dec. v. 1/4 Lepine's two goals finished off perfect pieces of three-man play-making as the Canadiens had a big edge in the first period.

1970 P. Axthelm City Game vi. 68 New Yorkers have always appreciated the man..who could weld a group of individuals into a smooth team with his playmaking.

1977 Washington Post 14 Jan. d4/5 Senior guard Skip Brown, whose playmaking had put the Deacons in front.

1984 N.Y. Times 7 Oct. v. 11/3 The finesse aspects of the game such as skating, passing and playmaking.

2004 Sports Network (Nexis) 17 June Olesz..is a very good all-around centerman who does everything well from playmaking to backchecking.

1798 Fisher Thou shalt not Steal Pref. p. xiv How to account for complex, systematic, play-making coincidence?

1933 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald 16 Jan. 14/7 It is believed that Bison officials will concur with the wishes of their play-making center star and will not sell him until after the close of the season.

1974 Anderson (S. Carolina) Independent 23 Apr. 7 a/5 Little Ernie DiGregorio, the Buffalo Braves' playmaking guard, and big Ron Behagen, the Kansas City-Omaha Kings' brawny forward, were unanimous choices on the National Basketball Association's All-Rookie team for the 1973–74 season.

1989 W. Houston Inside Maple Leaf Gardens v. 51 For most of the season, Imlach tried to make a deal for Andy Bathgate, a slick playmaking right winger who could also score goals.