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Shakedown
Webster's Dictionary
(n.) A temporary substitute for a bed, as one made on the floor or on chairs; - perhaps originally from the shaking down of straw for this purpose.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Shakedown'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/s/shakedown.html. 1828.