7. (Zoöl.) The redshank; -- so called from the nodding of its head
while on the ground. [Prov. Eng.]
No great shakes, of no great importance. [Slang] Byron. -- The shakes,
the fever and ague. [Colloq. U.S.]
Shake"down` (?), n. A temporary substitute for a bed, as one made on
the floor or on chairs; -- perhaps originally from the shaking down of
straw for this purpose. Sir W. Scott.