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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds [syn: chaff, husk, shuck, stalk, straw, stubble] v
1: remove from the shell; "shuck oysters"
2: remove the shucks from; "shuck corn"

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: circa 1674 1. shell, husk: as a. the outer covering of a nut or of Indian corn b. the shell of an oyster or clam 2. something of little value — usually used in plural <not worth shucks> II. transitive verb Date: 1772 1. to strip of shucks 2. a. to peel off (as clothing) — often used with off b. to lay aside — often used with off <bad habits are being shucked off — A. W. Smith> • shucker noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. US --n. 1 a husk or pod. 2 the shell of an oyster or clam. 3 (in pl.) colloq. an expression of contempt or regret or self-deprecation in response to praise. --v.tr. remove the shucks of; shell. Derivatives: shucker n. Etymology: 17th c.: orig. unkn.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Shuck Shuck, n. A shock of grain. [Prev.Eng.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Shuck Shuck, n. [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.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Shuck Shuck, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shucked; p. pr. & vb. n. Shucking.] To deprive of the shucks or husks; as, to shuck walnuts, Indian corn, oysters, etc.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Shuck Shuck, v. t. To remove or take off (shucks); hence, to discard; to lay aside; -- usually with off. [Colloq.] ``Shucking'' his coronet, after he had imbibed several draughts of fire water. --F. A. Ober. He had only been in Africa long enough to shuck off the notions he had acquired about the engineering of a west coast colony. --Pall Mall Mag.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(shucks, shucking, shucked) 1. The shuck of something is its outer covering, for example the leaves round an ear of corn, or the shell of a shellfish. (AM) ...corn shucks. N-COUNT 2. If you shuck something such as corn or shellfish, you remove it from its outer covering. (AM) On a good day, each employee will shuck 3,500 oysters. VERB: V n 3. If you shuck something that you are wearing, you take it off. (AM INFORMAL) He shucked his coat and set to work. VERB: V n 4. Shucks is an exclamation that is used to express embarrassment, disappointment, or annoyance. (AM INFORMAL) Terry actually says 'Oh, shucks!' when complimented on her singing. EXCLAM [feelings]

Moby Thesaurus

bark, bran, capsule, case, chaff, corn shuck, cornhusk, decorticate, hull, husk, jacket, palea, peel, pod, rind, shell, skin, slough, strip