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shook 1
(sho͝ok)n.
A set of parts for assembling a barrel or packing box.
[Probably from shook cask, variant of shaken cask, cask broken down for shipment, from shaken, dismantled and packed for transport, past participle of shake, to scatter, shed.]
shook 2
(sho͝ok)v.
Past tense of shake.
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shook
(ʃʊk)n
1. (in timber working) a set of parts ready for assembly, esp of a barrel
2. (Agriculture) a group of sheaves piled together on end; shock
[C18: of unknown origin]
shook
(ʃʊk)vb
the past tense of shake
adj
informal Austral and NZ keen on; enthusiastic about
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shook
(ʃʊk)v.
1. pt. of shake.
adj. 2. Also, shook′ up′.Informal. strongly affected by an event; emotionally unsettled.
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Noun | 1. | shook - a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment |
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shook
2n (of corn) → Garbenbündel nt, → Hocke f
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pret de shakeEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.