shuck
see also: Shuck
Pronunciation
Shuck
Proper noun
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see also: Shuck
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ʃʌk/
shuck (plural shucks)
- The shell or husk, especially of grains (e.g. corn/maize) or nuts (e.g. walnuts).
- 1931, William Faulkner, Sanctuary, Library of America, 1985, p.46:
- There was no linen, no pillow, and when she touched the mattress it gave forth the faint dry whisper of shucks.
- 1931, William Faulkner, Sanctuary, Library of America, 1985, p.46:
- (slang, African American Vernacular English) A fraud; a scam.
- (slang) A phony.
shuck (shucks, present participle shucking; past and past participle shucked)
- (transitive) To remove the shuck from (walnuts, oysters, etc.).
- Shall we shuck walnuts?
- (transitive) To remove (any outer covering).
- I will shuck my clothes and dive naked into the pool.
- (transitive, intransitive, slang) To fool; to hoax.
- French: décortiquer, écailler, écosser
- Russian: очищать
Shuck
Proper noun
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