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wind-shake, n.|ˈwɪndʃeɪk|
Also 9 dial. -shack.
[f. wind n.1 + shake n.1 9 a, 2.]
a. A flaw or crack in timber, supposed to be due to a strain caused by the force of the wind.
1545R. Ascham Toxoph. (Arb.) 114 Not marred with knot, gaule, wyndeshake, wem. 1824Carr Craven Gloss., Wind⁓shacks, cracks in wood, occasioned, it is supposed by the wind. 1866Treas. Bot., Wind-shake. See Anemosis.
b. A shaking (of something) in or by the wind. poet. nonce-use.
1939Dylan Thomas Map of Love 12 After the funeral, mule praises, brays, Windshake of sailshaped ears. |