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Meaning of shakefork | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A fork for shaking hay; a pitchfork.
    obsolete
  2. A pall, especially one which stops short of the edges of the shield and which has pointed ends.

Examples

“CUNNINGHAM of GLENGARNOCK, descended of a second Son of Henry Cuninghame of Kilmaures, and his Spouse Riddel Heiress of Glengarnock […] carry Argent, a Shakefork Sable, charged with a Cinque foil of the first: […]”
“CUNYNGHAME of Milneraig and Livingston (L. O., 1775). Argent, a shakefork sable between three fleurs-de-lis azure, one in chief and two in flank.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

shakehand shakehole shakemap Shaken shaken baby syndrome shakenness

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