shuck Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
    stubble; chaff; straw; husk; stalk.
  2. verb remove from the shell
    • shuck oysters
  3. verb remove the shucks from
    • shuck corn

WordNet

Shuck noun
Definitions
  1. A shock of grain. Prev.Eng.
Shuck noun
Etymology
Perhaps akin to G. shote a husk, pod, shell.
Definitions
  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 transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Shucked ; present participle & verbal noun Shucking
Definitions
  1. To deprive of the shucks or husks; as, to shuck walnuts, Indian corn, oysters, etc.

Webster 1913