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shake the sheets
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C17 th British expression for copulate. In Courtesans and Cuckolds. A Glossary of Renaissance Dramatic Bawdy (1979) James T. Henke defines ' the Shaking of the Sheets ' as: ' A popular tune and ballad with innuendo of copulation. Sir Charles Mountford of his sister, "Yes, would she dance The Shaking of the Sheets! / But that's the dance her husband means to lead her! "' See copulation for synonyms.
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shagstress
Shaheed
shake
shake a sock
shake and shiver
shake bag
shake hands with an old friend
shake hands with old Mend
shake hands with the governor
shake hands with the unemployed
shake hands with the wife's best friend
shake it up
shake the beads
shake the dew off the lily
shake the peg
shake the sheets
shake the snakeshake the weasel
shake up
shaken
shakers
Shakespeare, William
shakespearean
shakester
Shakily
shaking
shaking hands with Abraham Lincoln
shaking hands with Jack Mcnasty
shaking hands with Little Elvis
shaking hands with Mr. Happy
shaking hands with Mr. President
shaking hands with Shorty