| 释义 |
quaˈssation rare.
[ad. L. quassātiōn-em, n. of action f. quassāre to shake: see quash v.]
A shaking, beating, pounding.
1654Gayton Pleas. Notes iii. i. 68 Solidated by continual contusions, threshings, and quassations. 1683Pettus Fleta Min. ii. 15 By quassation and constant compressure of such flexible grounds. 1897Syd. Soc. Lex., Quassation,..in Pharmacy,..reducing roots and tough bark to pieces, to facilitate the extraction of their chief active principles. |