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shakings
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English
Noun
shakings
- plural of shaking
- (nautical) The sweepings from a ship's deck, consisting of leftover cordage, canvas, etc.
References
- Lewis Randolph Hamersly, A naval encyclopædia.
- “shakings”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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