Citations:shaky

English citations of shaky

Adjective (of wood)

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• 1834, Samuel Bagster, The Management of Bees, page 220:

  The advantages of bee-management depend entirely upon a regular temperature, which cannot be managed in hives made from bad and shaky wood.

• 1984, Jack Sobon, Roger Schroeder, Timber Frame Construction‎^[1], →ISBN, page 57:

  Shakes weaken timbers, and large chunks of wood may actually fall off when you are working shaky wood.

• 1996, Ward Bucher, Christine Madrid French, Dictionary of Building Preservation, →ISBN, page 414:

  shaky Wood, or other material, that has cracks or shakes.