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