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Succussation

Succussation \Suc`cus*sa"tion\, n. [L. succussare to jolt, v. intens. fr. succutere, succussum, to fling up from below, to toss up; sub under + quatere to shake.]

  1. A trot or trotting. [Obs.]
    --Sir T. Browne.

  2. A shaking; succussion.

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succussation

n. 1 (context obsolete English) Violent shaking or jolting. 2 (context obsolete English) A trot or trotting.