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Definition of Quaky
1. a. Shaky, or tremulous; quaking.
Definition of Quaky
1. Adjective. Inclined to quake; tremulous. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Quaky
1. tending to quake [adj QUAKIER, QUAKIEST] : QUAKILY [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Quaky
Literary usage of Quaky
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Annual Convention by Mid-West Cement Users' Association (1908)
"The amount of water used in the bottom coat should be only sufficient to make
it, when firmly tamped, solid, and not quaky. Top coat. ..."
2. Small Farm Buildings of Concrete: A Booklet of Practical Information for the by Universal Portland Cement Company (1914)
"For columns, beams, floor slabs and roof slabs, the mass should have a quaky
consistency such as will tend to flatten out of its own weight when piled. ..."
3. Farm Mechanies by Fred Duane Crawshaw, Emil Wilhelm Lehmann (1922)
"6) Mix concrete 1:2:4 proportion to a wet consistency, except for the top of
arch, which should be to a quaky consistency. 7) Place concrete in lower side ..."
4. Concrete on the Farm and in the Shop: A Complete Practical Treatise on the by Henry Colin Campbell (1916)
"Little or no tamping will be required if a "quaky" mixture is used. Ordinarily
concrete should be deposited in layers not more than 6 or 8 inches thick, ..."
5. Sanitary Refrigeration and Ice Making by John Joseph Cosgrove (1914)
"If, after having become quaky, quicksand is left quiet and undisturbed for a few
... If, on the other hand, when in the quaky condition it becomes still ..."
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