'Shuck' definitions:

Definition of 'shuck'

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noun
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]
verb
Remove from the shell; "shuck oysters"
verb
Remove the shucks from; "shuck corn"

Definition of 'Shuck'

From: GCIDE
  • Shuck \Shuck\ (sh[u^]k), n. A shock of grain. [Prev. Eng.] [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Shuck'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The shell of an oyster or clam. [U. S.] [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Shuck'

From: GCIDE
  • Shuck \Shuck\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shucked; p. pr. & vb. n. Shucking.]
  • 1. To deprive of the shucks or husks; as, to shuck walnuts, Indian corn, oysters, etc. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. 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. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

Synonyms of 'shuck'

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Words containing 'Shuck'