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shook ¹  (shk)

n.

A set of parts for assembling a barrel or packing box.

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[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.]

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shook ²  (shk)

v.

Past tense of shake.

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shook¹

n

1. (in timber working) a set of parts ready for assembly, esp of a barrel

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) a group of sheaves piled together on end; shock

[of unknown origin]

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shook²

vb

the past tense of shake

adj

Austral and NZ informal keen on; enthusiastic about

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

shook - a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment barrel, cask - a cylindrical container that holds liquids

Translations

shook [ˈʃʊk] pt of shake
shook-up [ˌʃʊkˈʌp] adj
to be shook-up about sth → être secoué(e) par qch

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shook²

n (of corn) → Garbenbündel nt, → Hocke f

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shook shake