wind shake

[ wind ]

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.

Origin of wind shake

1
First recorded in 1535–45

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How to use wind shake in a sentence

  • He stood for a while by the window watching the rain splash against it and the wind shake the trees as if it meant to uproot them.

    Our Little Roumanian Cousin | Clara Vostrovsky Winlow
  • It will furnish a perfectly clear plank, without knot or wind-shake, for the next Republican platform.

  • The tendency to part along the growth rings develops wind-shake while the tree is standing.

    American Forest Trees | Henry H. Gibson

British Dictionary definitions for wind shake

wind shake

/ (wɪnd) /


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

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