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shakedown |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Shakedown \Shake"down`\, 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. --Sir W. Scott. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: shakedown n : (slang) extortion of money (as by blackmail)
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