. (Forestry) A shake or fissure between the annual rings of a tree, found oftenest near the roots. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n. a milkshake with egg in it. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
n. [ See Hatch a half door. ] A drying shed, as for unburned tile. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
v. i. To loiter; to sneak. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. See Forkbeard. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Same as Acton. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A significant shake of the head, commonly as a signal of denial. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Affected by a tremor, or by a nervous disease; weakened; overcome by some violent influence or sensation; shocked. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To shake over or away; to drive away; to disperse. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling ground pepper.
obs. p. p. of Shake. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
As a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind. Rev. vi. 13. [ 1913 Webster ]
Ascend my chariot; guide the rapid wheels
That shake heaven's basis. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
When his doctrines grew too strong to be shook by his enemies, they persecuted his reputation. Atterbury. [ 1913 Webster ]
Thy equal fear that my firm faith and love
Can by his fraud be shaken or seduced. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
Shake off the golden slumber of repose. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
'Tis our fast intent
To shake all cares and business from our age. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
I could scarcely shake him out of my company. Bunyan. [ 1913 Webster ]
To shake a cask (Naut.),
To shake hands,
To shake out a reef (Naut.),
To shake the bells.
To shake the sails (Naut.),
v. i. To be agitated with a waving or vibratory motion; to tremble; to shiver; to quake; to totter. [ 1913 Webster ]
Under his burning wheels
The steadfast empyrean shook throughout,
All but the throne itself of God. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
What danger? Who 's that that shakes behind there? Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]
Shaking piece,
n.
The great soldier's honor was composed
Of thicker stuff, which could endure a shake. Herbert. [ 1913 Webster ]
Our salutations were very hearty on both sides, consisting of many kind shakes of the hand. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
No great shakes,
The shakes,
n. A temporary substitute for a bed, as one made on the floor or on chairs; -- perhaps originally from the shaking down of straw for this purpose. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]
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n. A fork for shaking hay; a pitchfork. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a.
Nor is the wood shaken or twisted. Barroe. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
☞ The sect originated in England in 1747, and came to the United States in 1774, under the leadership of Mother Ann Lee. The Shakers are sometimes nicknamed Shaking Quakers, but they differ from the Quakers in doctrine and practice. They style themselves the “United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing.” The sect is now confined in the United States. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A female Shaker. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Doctrines of the Shakers. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Of, pertaining to, or in the style of, Shakespeare or his works.
a. Unshaken. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Shaken by the wind;