shuck
1a 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.
to remove the shucks from: to shuck corn.
to remove or discard as or like shucks; peel off: to shuck one's clothes.
Slang. to get rid of (often followed by off): a bad habit I couldn't shuck off for years.
shucks, Informal. (used as a mild exclamation of disgust or regret.)
Origin of shuck
1Other words from shuck
- shucker, noun
Other definitions for shuck (2 of 2)
to deceive or lie to.
Origin of shuck
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How to use shuck in a sentence
Get these oysters shucked by your fishmonger, or shuck them yourself and toss on the grill.
6 simple recipes to showcase clams, mussels and oysters | Kari Sonde | January 11, 2021 | Washington PostAs customers avoid seafood restaurants for fear of contracting the coronavirus, they’ve turned away from oysters, which can be difficult to shuck and prepare at home.
Solar-powered barge could take oyster farming deeper into Chesapeake | Christine Condon | January 11, 2021 | Washington PostShe took me and a handful of other tourists to a smattering of small restaurants, trendy breweries and outdoor waterside vendors selling everything from freshly shucked oysters to provisions like locally pickled kelp.
This year, give a holiday gift that evokes your favorite city or state | Liza Weisstuch | December 3, 2020 | Washington PostHe and Laddie put my doll in the corn shucker and they started to turn the wheel.
Six Little Bunkers at Grandma Bell's | Laura Lee HopeThat an oyster-shucker every month or so discovers a pearl which he goes out and sells for five hundred dollars.
The American Credo | George Jean Nathan
Maybe I could think up a riddle about a corn shucker, if I tried real hard.
Six Little Bunkers at Aunt Jo's | Laura Lee Hope
British Dictionary definitions for shuck
/ (ʃʌk) /
the outer covering of something, such as the husk of a grain of maize, a pea pod, or an oyster shell
to remove the shucks from
informal, mainly US and Canadian to throw off or remove (clothes, etc)
Origin of shuck
1Derived forms of shuck
- shucker, noun
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