toshake

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verb

To shake violently; shake to pieces.

OriginMiddle English toshaken ← Old English *tōsceacan, *tōscacan →
Scrabble 14
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Meanings

verbtoshake (third-person singular simple present toshakes, present participle toshaking, simple past toshook, past participle toshaken)

present singular third person toshakes · participle present toshaking · past toshook · participle past toshaken

  1. obsoleteTo shake violently; shake to pieces.

Origin

  1. Old English*tōsceacan, *tōscacan
  2. Middle Englishtoshaken
  3. Englishtoshake

From Middle English toshaken, from Old English *tōsceacan, *tōscacan, equivalent to to- + shake.

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APA

toshake. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toshake

MLA

“toshake.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toshake. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “toshake,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toshake.

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