shucking
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of shucking
Example Sentences
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"There's nothing wrong with shucking it at the store if you're going to use it that same day, I reckon," said user u/GingerMau.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2023
While shucking oysters, son and father discuss what it means to forgive.
From New York Times ● Jun. 1, 2023
At one point in time, Green says, nearby Bluffton, S.C.,, had as many as five oyster shucking houses.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 6, 2023
He told her he didn’t want her to continue to work shucking tamales while he was gone, and when she said she needed to, he grew furious.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2023
Together they trooped back down the path, past the sleeping cabins, to the beach, where Eevie and Nat were at work in the kitchen, shucking ersters.
From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder
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