(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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
| APA | Webster's. (2011). shakedown. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/shakedown/definitions/2061034 |
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| MLA | Webster's. "shakedown" 28 May 2011. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/shakedown/definitions/2061034> |