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windshaken

windshaken adjective: of wood: damaged by windshake.

Adjective

windshaken (not comparable)

  1. Of wood: damaged by windshake.
    • Hovv greatly befriendeth he vs, that keepeth our houſe from falling, that vnderproppeth it vvith great cunning, and vpholdeth it in the aire, being cleft and vvinde-ſhaken from the very foundation: […]1614, Lucius Annaeus Seneca [i.e., Seneca the Younger], “Of Benefits. Chapter XV.”, in Thomas Lodge, transl., The Workes of Lucius Annæus Seneca, both Morrall and Naturall. […], London: […] William...

Origin of windshaken

From wind + shaken.

Questions about windshaken

What does windshaken mean?
Windshaken means of wood: damaged by windshake.
What part of speech is windshaken?
Windshaken is an adjective.

Words near windshaken in the dictionary

  1. windscreening
  2. windscreens
  3. windshaft
  4. windshafts
  5. windshake
  6. windshaken
  7. windshakes
  8. windshear
  9. windshears
  10. windshield
  11. windshield bias

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