shook 1
/shook/ , n.
1. a set of staves and headings sufficient for one hogshead, barrel, or the like.
2. a set of the parts of a box, piece of furniture, or the like, ready to be put together.
3. a shock of sheaves or the like.
[ 1760-70; short for shook cask, var. of SHAKEN CASK one dismounted for shipment ]
shook 2
/shook/ , v.
1. pt. of shake .
2. Nonstandard. a pp. of shake .
adj.
3. Also, shook up . Slang. strongly affected by an event, circumstance, etc.; emotionally unsettled: She was so shook she couldn't speak.