Baretti: A dictionary of the English and Italian languages
Scuó-tere, v. a. (pass. scos-si, Scuó-se, Scuó-sero, part.Scuó-so ,)
1. to shake, toss, jolt, agitate violently;2. to shake off, remove. — la polvere, to shake off the dust. — il giogo, to shake off the yoke;3. to deprive, strip, remove. Tu puoi —, you may say and do what you will; 4. to show signs of discontent. — la testa, to shake one's head to signify dissent. — le busse, le bastonate,to be hardened against punishment; v. r.to start, to be seized with a sudden fear; s. m.Scuó-titóre , f. - itríce; adj. Scuó-ténte.
Florio: a worlde of wordes, or most copious, dictionarie in Italian and English
scuotere: to sbake, to tosse, to tumble, to clatter.