shuckle

English

Alternative forms

  • shokel

Etymology

From Yiddish שאָקלען (shoklen). Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *skukkijaną.

Verb

shuckle (third-person singular simple present shuckles, present participle shuckling, simple past and past participle shuckled)

  1. (Judaism) To sway back and forth during Jewish prayer.
    • 2000, David Golinkin, “Why Do Jews Sway When They Pray”, in Responsa in a Moment, volume 3, page 27:
      Jewish students and rabbis don't get enough exercise. Therefore, they shuckle when they study and pray in order to get some badly needed exercise!

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