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shuck

UK/ʃʌk/ US/ʃʊk/ rare slang
noun (1) verb (2)

noun

1.

material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds

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verb

1.

remove from the shell

  • “shuck oysters”
2.

remove the shucks from

  • “shuck corn”

Origin

Origin unknown. Possibly a dialectal survival of unrecorded Middle English *schulk(e), *schullok (“small shell”); either from Old English *sċylluc, *sċylloc, diminutive of Old English sċyll (“shell”), or alternatively created in Middle English from Middle English schulle, schelle (“shell, husk, pod”) + -ok, making it equivalent to shell + -ock (diminutive suffix) or shell + -k (diminutive suffix).

Phrases

  • shuck and jive
  • shuck down
  • shuck off
  • shuck pen
  • shucking knife

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