Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A female Shaker.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A female Shaker.
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- noun A
female Shaker .
Etymologies
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Examples
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We decided on the bold titles for April's book club because we've already read Stephenie Meyer's and Shannon Hale's book along with Wishing Moon by Michael Tunnell, The Shakeress by Kimberly Heuston, and Mississippi Trial, 1955 by Chris Crowe.
April - Mormon Authors Part 2 Stephanie Ford 2008
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Never mind about being a Shakeress just for to-night.
The Way to Peace 1910
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Angular she may be -- "angular as a Lebanon Shakeress" she said the New York
The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years Ida Husted Harper 1891
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It was a droll gift to make to a solemn little Shakeress in drab; but Jane was pleased, and said she should always keep it.
Eyebright A Story Susan Coolidge 1870
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"Yea," said the little Shakeress, glancing round shyly.
Eyebright A Story Susan Coolidge 1870
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"Perhaps I shall," answered the small Shakeress with unmoved gravity.
Eyebright A Story Susan Coolidge 1870
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The _Shaker and Shakeress_, a monthly journal, edited by Elder
The Communistic Societies of the United States From Personal Visit and Observation Charles Nordhoff 1865
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In a recent number of the _Shaker and Shakeress_ (1874), Elder James
The Communistic Societies of the United States From Personal Visit and Observation Charles Nordhoff 1865
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I took lessons from her in all sorts of cookery: you shall see, Charlie, I've profited by being a Shakeress. "
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 31, October, 1873 Various
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When she had a companion, Lewis and the other Shakeress would gossip about the weather or the haying, and Lewis would have the chance to say: "You're not overworking, 'Thalia?
The Way to Peace 1910
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