What is "made shift"

Usage examples of "made shift".

They made shift to chant a star-blessing on the departing briqs, and the crowd settled into familiar responses even though a few budlings, too young to have seen a clear sky, were heard to ask fretfully what stars might be.

Then she passed through the hole swiftly, for Otomie was agile and strong as an ocelot, and mounting the stool I made shift to follow her as well as my hurts would allow.

The axletree was broke, and we'd no choice but to camp there by the road, while Hector and the groom made shift to mend it.

Another friend and I made shift to raise the poor man, and sought to make off with him to a place of shelter nearby, when comes the halloo in our rear, and we were beset all at once by the mob.

Pyanfar looked at the kif, and saw already a focus to the eyes as Tirun made shift to move him out of the chair.