Shake, v. i. To be agitated with a waving or vibratory motion; to tremble; to shiver; to quake; to totter.
Under his burning wheels
The steadfast empyrean shook throughout,
All but the throne itself of God. Milton.
What danger? Who 's that that shakes behind there? Beau. & Fl.
Shaking piece, a name given by butchers to the piece of beef cut from the under side of the neck. See Illust. of Beef.