To shake severely

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• conquassation — noun ( s) Etymology: Latin conquassation , conquassatio, from conquassatus (past participle of conquassare to shake severely, from com + quassare to shake) + ion , io ion more at quash obsolete : a severe shaking …   Useful english dictionary

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