shakings

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