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.

wind shake

/ wɪnd /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of wind shake¹

First recorded in 1535–45

Example Sentences

Gusts of wind shake trees of their last leaves.

From Washington Post

Gracefully swung from a high branch of some tall tree, the nest is woven with exquisite skill into a long, flexible pouch that rain cannot penetrate, nor wind shake from its horsehair moorings.

From Project Gutenberg

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

It is eight o'clock in the evening, the rain dashes against the windows of Frances Baudoin's apartment in the Rue Brise-Miche, while violent squalls of wind shake the badly dosed doors and casements.

From Project Gutenberg