- (a.) Like or characteristic of, an earthquake; loud; starling.
- (n.) A shaking, trembling or concussion of the earth, due to subterranean causes, often accompanied by a rumbling noise. The wave of shock sometimes traverses half a hemisphere, destroying cities and many thousand lives; -- called also earthdin, earthquave, and earthshock.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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