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shake
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shake
1. an instance of shaking dice before casting
2. Music another word for trill
3. a dance, popular in the 1960s, in which the body is shaken convulsively in time to the beat
4. an informal name for earthquake

shake [shāk]
(materials)
Separation between adjoining layers of wood, due to causes other than drying.
A thick hand-cut shingle.


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A Pilot program aims to ensure that limited English proficient students are getting a fair shake under the No Child Left Behind law.
``If the assumed value is underinflated, it means taxpayers are not getting a fair shake for the investment put into this.
John Breaux (D-LA), whose name has been synonymous with anglers and boaters getting a fair shake on Capitol Hill, announced in December that he would be retiring from Congress after a career in both the House and Senate spanning more than three decades.
 
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