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English word origin

Etymology of shook

Compare shock (“a bundle of sheaves”).

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Source etymology 1

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noun

A set of pieces for making a cask or box, usually wood. · The parts of a piece of house furniture, as a bedstead, packed together.

verb

To pack (staves, etc.) in a shook.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Compare shock (“a bundle of sheaves”).

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