quaky

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Poor old Twoshoes is so old and toothless and quaky, that she can't sing a bit; but don't be giving yourself airs over her, because she can't sing and you can.

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  1. Characterized by or prone to quaking; shaky: as, a quaky bog. Poor old Twoshoes is so old and toothless and quaky that she can't sing a bit. Thackeray, Roundabout Papers, Some Carp at Sans Souci.

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  • We rested ourselves on the tailgate and ate, listening to the wind whisper deceit through the yellow quaky leaves about where the big deer where. —  NewWest.Net All Headlines
  • Four more reports / essays shed light on the quaky waters holding -- or breaking —  Boycott Novell - Recent changes [en]
  • Bonus complication: I'm socially phobic and even the thought of calling to make an appointment sometime in the upcoming days makes me nauseous and quaky —  Ask MetaFilter
  • Poor old Twoshoes is so old and toothless and quaky, that she can't sing a bit; but don't be giving yourself airs over her, because she can't sing and you can. —  Roundabout Papers
  • 'We are on quaky ground; and it's absolutely essential that you keep cool, and trust. —  The Return
 

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