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star-shake1779
rend1850
season-check1887
1887 J. KirklandZury 32 Ye see that season-check in the butt-end [of a black-walnut log].
1905 Terms Forestry & Logging (Bull. U.S. Dept. Agric., Bureau Forestry, No. 61) 33Check, a longitudinal crack in timber caused by too rapid seasoning... Syn.: season check.