"shake a cloth in the wind" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: shakes a cloth in the wind [present, singular, third-person], shaking a cloth in the wind [participle, present], shook a cloth in the wind [past], shaken a cloth in the wind [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|shake<,,shook,shaken> a cloth in the wind}} shake a cloth in the wind (third-person singular simple present shakes a cloth in the wind, present participle shaking a cloth in the wind, simple past shook a cloth in the wind, past participle shaken a cloth in the wind)
  1. (obsolete, nautical) To be tipsy (but not really drunk). Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-shake_a_cloth_in_the_wind-en-verb-zlU9V-f1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: nautical, transport

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