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shuck
1[ shuhk ]
/ ʃʌk /
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noun
a husk or pod, as the outer covering of corn, hickory nuts, chestnuts, etc.
Usually shucks. Informal. something useless or worthless: They don't care shucks about the project.
the shell of an oyster or clam.
verb (used with object)
interjection
shucks, Informal. (used as a mild exclamation of disgust or regret.)
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Origin of shuck
1First recorded in 1665–75; origin uncertain
OTHER WORDS FROM shuck
shucker, nounWords nearby shuck
shtup, shu, Shuar, Shubert, Shubra al Khaymah, shuck, shucking, shucking and jiving, shucks, shudder, shuddering
Other definitions for shuck (2 of 2)
shuck2
[ shuhk ]
/ ʃʌk /
verb (used with object) Slang.
to deceive or lie to.
Origin of shuck
21955–60; origin uncertain; perhaps from exclamation shucks! (see shuck1) taken as a feigned sign of rural ignorance or a sham apology
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How to use shuck in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for shuck
shuck
/ (ʃʌk) /
noun
the outer covering of something, such as the husk of a grain of maize, a pea pod, or an oyster shell
verb (tr)
to remove the shucks from
informal, mainly US and Canadian to throw off or remove (clothes, etc)
Derived forms of shuck
shucker, nounWord Origin for shuck
C17: American dialect, of unknown origin
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