Jackspeak of the Royal Canadian Navy

Shake

A wake-up call. A book called the "shake-book" is kept, and it contains the names, bunk numbers and times of sailors that need to be awoken, or "shook", during the night. Just like in a fancy hotel with a wake-up call, but in this case, it's one of your shipmates touching your shoulder or grabbing your foot.

Added: 2014-11-01 Last modified: 2014-11-01