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    Patwa headword

    Shake-down

    /SHAYK-down/

    Noun
    Gloss
    "Thorough search / Extortion"
    Definition
    A thorough police search or being extorted for money.
    Example
    "Di police give him a shake-down."
    Origin
    English.

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