shakedownn.

Etymology: < verbal phrase to shake down: see shake v. 12.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈshake-down.

1. A bed made upon straw loosely disposed upon the floor or ground; hence, any makeshift bed, esp. one made up on the floor.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > bed > types of bed > [noun] > makeshift bed

shakedown1754

pallet1839

make-up bed1911

1754 E. Burt Lett. N. Scotl. I. v. 107 The same Blanket..is made a Part of their Bedding at Night, which is generally spread upon the Floor; this I think they call a Shakedown.

a1820 A. Young Autobiogr. (1898) iv. 72 A ‘shake~down’ when I was in Ireland [1776–8] meant some clean straw spread upon the floor, with blankets and sheets.

1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby vii. 61 You can give him a shake-down here to-night, can't you?

1883 S. C. Hall Retrospect Long Life I. 77 When the party broke up there was no leaving at so late an hour, and shake-downs were improvised for at least forty..guests.

attributive.1891 Catholic News 29 Aug. 8/4 Shake-down straw beds with a rug or two for covering.

a. An act of shaking down: see shake v. 12.

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the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > vibration > [noun] > shaking > action of shaking something > down or up

shaking1866

shakedown1878

1878 T. Hardy Return of Native vi. iv, in Belgravia Dec. 250 Now gie the bed a shake down. We've put in seventy pound of best feathers.

b. A forced contribution; an instance of extortion. Cf. shake v. 16c originally and chiefly U.S.

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the mind > possession > taking > extortion > [noun] > instance of

shavery1549

rack rent1605

shave1834

touch1896

shakedown1902

hold-up1908

milking1936

1902 in Dict. Americanisms (1951) at Shake To the historic phrase ‘blackmail’..have been added, as words of similar evil omen, the new and expressive terms shake-down and rake-off.

1903 A. H. Hodder Fight for City 219 He [sc. a New York policeman] was fined 30 days' pay because he would not stand for a ‘shake~down’, which means that he had refused to give from time to time upon demand 5 or 10 dollars..to his superiors to be used for purposes unknown.

1916 J. London Let. 12 Oct. (1966) 473 A usurer..slunk out because..he saw the shake-down of me would not go through.

1941 Sun (Baltimore) 31 Mar. 1/7 Jack Pollack..was named..as the man behind a demand for a $2,500 ‘shakedown’ to kill a liquor license bill in the Legislature.

1978 S. Brill Teamsters ix. 329 While the shakedown was proved, it was never shown that the money went to Presser personally.

c. A search of a person or a place. Cf. shake v. 16d originally and chiefly U.S.

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the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > [noun] > instance of

inquisitionc1440

investigation1533

sight1592

review1611

percontation1623

evestigation1658

inquirendoa1846

shakedown1914

look-around1967

nosy1990

1914 L. E. Jackson & C. R. Hellyer Vocab. Criminal Slang 75 Shake down, noun. General currency. A personal search; a deprivation of one's personal belongings... Example: ‘If this dick nails you you'll have to stand a shake down.’

1936 Sun (Baltimore) 31 Jan. 3/5 A sudden ‘shakedown’ of the Stateville Penitentiary resulted in the seizure of several knives.

1958 Landfall (N.Z.) XII. ii. 123 But about nine o'clock, without any warning, there was a shake-down [of prisoners].

1977 D. Bagley Enemy viii. 53 I really wanted..to give Ashton's study a good shake-down. But..it's bad form..to be found searching through your host's private papers.

Compounds

C1. General attributive.

a. (In sense 2a.)

shakedown test n.

ΚΠ

1942 R.A.F. Jrnl. 2 May (recto rear cover) To send them into actual service..without modification or further shakedown test.

b. (In sense 2b.)

shake-down dodge n.

ΚΠ

1934 D. Runyon in Collier's 24 Nov. 52/2 He is only going back to his old shake-down dodge, so all you have to do is to buy him off.

shake-down scheme n.

ΚΠ

1976 Honolulu Star-Bull. 21 Dec. a2/4 The mayor's own press secretary was convicted in a shake~down scheme.

c. (In sense 2c.)

shake-down party n.

ΚΠ

1952 Here & Now (N.Z.) II. iv. 32 The shake-down parties have been through the cells pretty often.

C2.

shake-down cruise n. Nautical (originally U.S.) a cruise designed to test a newly-launched ship and its equipment and to train its crew; also figurative.

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society > travel > travel by water > [noun] > a voyage > first one of a ship

maiden voyage1823

shake-down cruise1927

1927 G. Bradford Gloss. Sea Terms 156/1 Shakedown cruise, one for the purpose of adjusting machinery and instruments, and familiarizing a crew with a new vessel.

1933 Sun (Baltimore) 21 Jan. 16/7 The newest addition to the navy..is on its ‘shake-down’ cruise.

1968 Wall St. Jrnl. 12 Sept. 1/1 The first week on the road..has been a shakedown cruise for the Senator and his staff—enabling the candidate to test stump themes,..giving aides experience at writing speeches and organizing motorcades, [etc.].

1978 P. O'Donnell Dragon's Claw ii. 27 The boat's 'ad a shakedown cruise and..it 'andles beautifully.

shake-down flight n. Aeronautics

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society > travel > air or space travel > [noun] > a flight through air or space > to test aircraft

proving flight1573

test flight1912

shake-down flight1939

1939 Sun (Baltimore) 25 Mar. 20/3 The 10,000-mile shakedown flight will require about two weeks.

Draft additions 1993

A period or process of adjustment or change.

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the world > time > change > change to something else, transformation > adaptation > [noun] > period of

shakedown1946

1946 D. C. Peattie Road of Naturalist (U.K. ed.) i. 10 The four-hundred-year shake-down of the Graeco-Roman civilization.

1960 New Left Rev. Nov. 3/2 The mixed economy will emerge naturally in the process of shake-down.

1976 National Observer (U.S.) 13 Mar. 8/6 ‘We had to expect some problems,’ explains an executive of a bank in Montgomery County, Maryland, that is in the midst of its shakedown period.

1986 USA Today 11–13 July a9/1 There's probably going to be a shakedown in some of these organizations in cities that haven't been successful for a prolonged period.

Draft additions 1993

A trial run; = shakedown test n. at Compounds 1a. Originally U.S.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > [noun] > an experiment > trial run

dry run1887

trial run1903

dummy run1916

pipe-openera1936

shakedown1958

1958 Sci. Amer. Jan. 28/3 The experience with the first two Soviet satellites provided a valuable shakedown for the Minitrack system.

1975 Aviation Week & Space Technol. 27 Oct. 73/1 All phases of testing, including shipyard testing, demonstration and shakedown.

1985 Truck & Driver June 21/1 As an introduction to the season it's been a good shakedown.

1987 Rally Car Apr. 102/1 They were using this event as a shake down before the Skip Brown, unfortunately..the cambelt failed on Warren 1.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	shakedown
释义	shakedownn. Etymology: < verbal phrase to shake down: see shake v. 12.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈshake-down. 1. A bed made upon straw loosely disposed upon the floor or ground; hence, any makeshift bed, esp. one made up on the floor. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > bed > types of bed > [noun] > makeshift bed shakedown1754 pallet1839 make-up bed1911 1754 E. Burt Lett. N. Scotl. I. v. 107 The same Blanket..is made a Part of their Bedding at Night, which is generally spread upon the Floor; this I think they call a Shakedown. a1820 A. Young Autobiogr. (1898) iv. 72 A ‘shake~down’ when I was in Ireland [1776–8] meant some clean straw spread upon the floor, with blankets and sheets. 1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby vii. 61 You can give him a shake-down here to-night, can't you? 1883 S. C. Hall Retrospect Long Life I. 77 When the party broke up there was no leaving at so late an hour, and shake-downs were improvised for at least forty..guests. attributive.1891 Catholic News 29 Aug. 8/4 Shake-down straw beds with a rug or two for covering. 2. a. An act of shaking down: see shake v. 12. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > vibration > [noun] > shaking > action of shaking something > down or up shaking1866 shakedown1878 1878 T. Hardy Return of Native vi. iv, in Belgravia Dec. 250 Now gie the bed a shake down. We've put in seventy pound of best feathers. b. A forced contribution; an instance of extortion. Cf. shake v. 16c originally and chiefly U.S. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > extortion > [noun] > instance of shavery1549 rack rent1605 shave1834 touch1896 shakedown1902 hold-up1908 milking1936 1902 in Dict. Americanisms (1951) at Shake To the historic phrase ‘blackmail’..have been added, as words of similar evil omen, the new and expressive terms shake-down and rake-off. 1903 A. H. Hodder Fight for City 219 He [sc. a New York policeman] was fined 30 days' pay because he would not stand for a ‘shake~down’, which means that he had refused to give from time to time upon demand 5 or 10 dollars..to his superiors to be used for purposes unknown. 1916 J. London Let. 12 Oct. (1966) 473 A usurer..slunk out because..he saw the shake-down of me would not go through. 1941 Sun (Baltimore) 31 Mar. 1/7 Jack Pollack..was named..as the man behind a demand for a $2,500 ‘shakedown’ to kill a liquor license bill in the Legislature. 1978 S. Brill Teamsters ix. 329 While the shakedown was proved, it was never shown that the money went to Presser personally. c. A search of a person or a place. Cf. shake v. 16d originally and chiefly U.S. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > [noun] > instance of inquisitionc1440 investigation1533 sight1592 review1611 percontation1623 evestigation1658 inquirendoa1846 shakedown1914 look-around1967 nosy1990 1914 L. E. Jackson & C. R. Hellyer Vocab. Criminal Slang 75 Shake down, noun. General currency. A personal search; a deprivation of one's personal belongings... Example: ‘If this dick nails you you'll have to stand a shake down.’ 1936 Sun (Baltimore) 31 Jan. 3/5 A sudden ‘shakedown’ of the Stateville Penitentiary resulted in the seizure of several knives. 1958 Landfall (N.Z.) XII. ii. 123 But about nine o'clock, without any warning, there was a shake-down [of prisoners]. 1977 D. Bagley Enemy viii. 53 I really wanted..to give Ashton's study a good shake-down. But..it's bad form..to be found searching through your host's private papers. Compounds C1. General attributive. a. (In sense 2a.) shakedown test n. ΚΠ 1942 R.A.F. Jrnl. 2 May (recto rear cover) To send them into actual service..without modification or further shakedown test. b. (In sense 2b.) shake-down dodge n. ΚΠ 1934 D. Runyon in Collier's 24 Nov. 52/2 He is only going back to his old shake-down dodge, so all you have to do is to buy him off. shake-down scheme n. ΚΠ 1976 Honolulu Star-Bull. 21 Dec. a2/4 The mayor's own press secretary was convicted in a shake~down scheme. c. (In sense 2c.) shake-down party n. ΚΠ 1952 Here & Now (N.Z.) II. iv. 32 The shake-down parties have been through the cells pretty often. C2. shake-down cruise n. Nautical (originally U.S.) a cruise designed to test a newly-launched ship and its equipment and to train its crew; also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > [noun] > a voyage > first one of a ship maiden voyage1823 shake-down cruise1927 1927 G. Bradford Gloss. Sea Terms 156/1 Shakedown cruise, one for the purpose of adjusting machinery and instruments, and familiarizing a crew with a new vessel. 1933 Sun (Baltimore) 21 Jan. 16/7 The newest addition to the navy..is on its ‘shake-down’ cruise. 1968 Wall St. Jrnl. 12 Sept. 1/1 The first week on the road..has been a shakedown cruise for the Senator and his staff—enabling the candidate to test stump themes,..giving aides experience at writing speeches and organizing motorcades, [etc.]. 1978 P. O'Donnell Dragon's Claw ii. 27 The boat's 'ad a shakedown cruise and..it 'andles beautifully. shake-down flight n. Aeronautics ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > [noun] > a flight through air or space > to test aircraft proving flight1573 test flight1912 shake-down flight1939 1939 Sun (Baltimore) 25 Mar. 20/3 The 10,000-mile shakedown flight will require about two weeks. Draft additions 1993 A period or process of adjustment or change. ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > change to something else, transformation > adaptation > [noun] > period of shakedown1946 1946 D. C. Peattie Road of Naturalist (U.K. ed.) i. 10 The four-hundred-year shake-down of the Graeco-Roman civilization. 1960 New Left Rev. Nov. 3/2 The mixed economy will emerge naturally in the process of shake-down. 1976 National Observer (U.S.) 13 Mar. 8/6 ‘We had to expect some problems,’ explains an executive of a bank in Montgomery County, Maryland, that is in the midst of its shakedown period. 1986 USA Today 11–13 July a9/1 There's probably going to be a shakedown in some of these organizations in cities that haven't been successful for a prolonged period. Draft additions 1993 A trial run; = shakedown test n. at Compounds 1a. Originally U.S. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > [noun] > an experiment > trial run dry run1887 trial run1903 dummy run1916 pipe-openera1936 shakedown1958 1958 Sci. Amer. Jan. 28/3 The experience with the first two Soviet satellites provided a valuable shakedown for the Minitrack system. 1975 Aviation Week & Space Technol. 27 Oct. 73/1 All phases of testing, including shipyard testing, demonstration and shakedown. 1985 Truck & Driver June 21/1 As an introduction to the season it's been a good shakedown. 1987 Rally Car Apr. 102/1 They were using this event as a shake down before the Skip Brown, unfortunately..the cambelt failed on Warren 1. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1754
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