SHUCKING

Verb

shucking

present participle of shuck

Noun

shucking (plural shuckings)

An event at which something is shucked.

We attended a corn shucking and two oyster shuckings.

Source: Wiktionary


SHUCK

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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CHAIRLIFT

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Coffee Trivia

Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.

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