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The shakes

Shake \Shake\, n.

  1. The act or result of shaking; a vacillating or wavering motion; a rapid motion one way and other; a trembling, quaking, or shivering; agitation.

    The great soldier's honor was composed Of thicker stuff, which could endure a shake.
    --Herbert.

    Our salutations were very hearty on both sides, consisting of many kind shakes of the hand.
    --Addison.

  2. A fissure or crack in timber, caused by its being dried too suddenly.
    --Gwilt.

  3. A fissure in rock or earth.

  4. (Mus.) A rapid alternation of a principal tone with another represented on the next degree of the staff above or below it; a trill.

  5. (Naut.) One of the staves of a hogshead or barrel taken apart.
    --Totten.

  6. A shook of staves and headings.
    --Knight.

  7. (Zo["o]l.) The redshank; -- so called from the nodding of its head while on the ground. [Prov. Eng.]

    No great shakes, of no great importance. [Slang]
    --Byron.

    The shakes, the fever and ague. [Colloq. U.S.]

Wikipedia
The Shakes (Herbert album)

The Shakes is a studio album by British electronic musician Herbert. It was released under Accidental Records in 2015.