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Shook are the parts needed for making a barrel or a packing box.

(noun)

An example of shook are the wood strips, metal hoops and seals that make up a barrel.

Shook is defined as someone or something has been moved in short, quick motions.

(verb)

An example of shook is a cocktail that has been mixed in a shaker.

See shook in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

☆ a set of the pieces used in assembling a single box, cask, etc.
a shock of grain sheaves

Origin: prob. var. of shock

transitive verb, intransitive verb

Dialectal shake

See shook in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A set of parts for assembling a barrel or packing box.

Origin:

Origin: Probably from shook cask

Origin: , variant of shaken cask, cask broken down for shipment

Origin: , from shaken, dismantled and packed for transport

Origin: , past participle of shake, to scatter, shed

verb

Past tense of shake.

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