shuck
noun
a husk or pod, as the outer covering of corn, hickory nuts, chestnuts, etc.
shucker
-
a word derived from
shuck.
Example Sentences
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Oyster shucker: “Anybody want this shiny white marble I found?”
From Washington Post ● May 26, 2022
See gauze-wear, Monaco swimwear, and weird glowing blue: Beseech the other shucker!
From Slate ● Jan. 5, 2019
The students got up-close looks at an old-time wheat thresher, hay baler and corn shucker - all of which were powered by a belt assembly hooked up to a tractor.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 24, 2015
For him that meant a series of jobs, including cook, electrician and oyster shucker.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2015
"Maybe I could think up a riddle about a corn shucker, if I tried real hard."
From Six Little Bunkers at Aunt Jo's by Laura Lee Hope
