About The Word Shuck
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Shuck
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What's The Definition Of Shuck?
[n] material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
[v] remove the shucks from, as of certain vegetables [v] remove from its shell, as of a mollusk; "shuck oysters" Synonyms | Synonyms for Shuck: chaff | husk | stalk | straw | stubble Related Terms | Find terms related to Shuck: See Also | bran | plant material | remove | take | take away | withdraw Shuck In Webster's Dictionary \Shuck\, v. t.
To remove or take off (shucks); hence, to discard; to lay
aside; -- usually with off. [Colloq.]
``Shucking'' his coronet, after he had imbibed several
draughts of fire water. --F. A. Ober.
He had only been in Africa long enough to shuck off the
notions he had acquired about the engineering of a west
coast colony. --Pall Mall
Mag.
\Shuck\, n. A shock of grain. [Prev.Eng.] \Shuck\, n. [Perhaps akin to G. shote a husk, pod, shell.] 1. A shell, husk, or pod; especially, the outer covering of such nuts as the hickory nut, butternut, peanut, and chestnut. 2. The shell of an oyster or clam. [U. S.] \Shuck\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shucked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shucking}.] To deprive of the shucks or husks; as, to shuck walnuts, Indian corn, oysters, etc. |
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