wind shake

American  

[wind] / wɪnd /

noun

1. Also called anemosis.  a flaw in wood supposed to be caused by the action of strong winds upon the trunk of the tree.

2. such flaws collectively.

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wind shake British  

/ wɪnd /

noun

1. a crack between the annual rings in wood: caused by strong winds bending the tree trunk

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Etymology

Origin of wind shake

First recorded in 1535–45

Example Sentences

Gusts of wind shake trees of their last leaves.

From Washington Post

While the shepherd sets wolves on his sheep And the emperor halters his kine, While Shame is a watchman asleep And Faith is a keeper of swine, Let the wind shake our flag like a feather, Like the plumes of the foam of the sea!

From Project Gutenberg

"Thunder shake," "wind shake," or "tornado shake" is a rupture of the fibres across the grain, which in mahogany does not always break them; the tree swaying in the wind only strains its fibres, and thus produces mottle in the wood.

From Project Gutenberg

At the back door there was a great butternut tree, round which the steps had been built, and in front the trees stood so close that I could touch them and feel the wind shake their branches, or the leaves twirl downward in the autumn blast.

From Project Gutenberg