SHUCK

chaff, husk, shuck, stalk, straw, stubble

(noun) material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds

shuck

(verb) remove the shucks from; “shuck corn”

shuck

(verb) remove from the shell; “shuck oysters”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

shuck (plural shucks)

The shell or husk, especially of grains (e.g. corn/maize) or nuts (e.g. walnuts).

(slang, African American Vernacular English) A fraud; a scam.

(slang) A phony.

Verb

shuck (third-person singular simple present shucks, present participle shucking, simple past and past participle shucked)

(transitive) To remove the shuck from (walnuts, oysters, etc.).

(transitive) To remove (any outer covering).

(transitive, intransitive, slang) To fool; to hoax.

Anagrams

• Hucks, hucks

Proper noun

Shuck (plural Shucks)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Shuck is the 8130th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4078 individuals. Shuck is most common among White (93.62%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Hucks, hucks

Source: Wiktionary


Shuck, n.

Definition: A shock of grain. [Prev.Eng.]

Shuck, n. Etym: [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.]

Definition: To deprive of the shucks or husks; as, to shuck walnuts, Indian corn, oysters, etc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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