Shook
Shook noun - A disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment.
Took
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Both words in one sentence
- He grew up next to one of the busiest airports in the world, and whenever a plane landed or took off his whole house shook with the force of an earthquake.
Source: Freudian Excuse / Comic Books - However, she shook it off and took him on in an immediate rematch...which she also lost but at least managed to last more than five minutes in.
Source: Squash Match - I swear to God, it's like somebody took America by the East Coast, and shook it, and all the normal girls managed to hang on.
Source: Horrible Hollywood
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