shook

[Shook]

A disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment

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imp. & obs. or poet. p. p. of Shake.

Noun
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment


imp.
of Shake


of Shake


imp. & obs. or poet. p. p. of Shake.

n.
A set of staves and headings sufficient in number for one hogshead, cask, barrel, or the like, trimmed, and bound together in compact form.

n.
A set of boards for a sugar box.

n.
The parts of a piece of house furniture, as a bedstead, packed together.

v. t.
To pack, as staves, in a shook.


Shook

Shook , imp. & obs. or poet. p. p. of Shake.

Shook

Shook, n. [Cf. Shock a bundle of sheaves.] (Com.) (a) A set of staves and headings sufficient in number for one hogshead, cask, barrel, or the like, trimmed, and bound together in compact form. (b) A set of boards for a sugar box. (c) The parts of a piece of house furniture, as a bedstead, packed together.

Shook

Shook, v. t. To pack, as staves, in a shook.

imp. & obs. or poet. p. p. of Shake.

A set of staves and headings sufficient in number for one hogshead, cask, barrel, or the like, trimmed, and bound together in compact form.

To pack, as staves, in a shook.

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Usage Examples

The unutterable violence of the Holocaust shook our confidence in the possibility of telling any story of faith at all.

While I gave up God a long time ago, I never shook the habit of wanting to believe in something. So I replaced my creed of everlasting life with life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

My birth neither shook the German Empire nor caused much of an upheaval in the home. It pleased mother, caused father a certain amount of pride and my elder brother the usual fraternal jealousy of a hitherto only son.

The attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon shook our nation to the core. Americans were deeply frightened, sad, and angry, and they rallied around a President who, at the time, showed impressive certitude and calm.

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