Category:Shuck

Shuck, n.

Defn: a shock of grain. [prev.Eng.]

Shuck Shuck, n. Etym: [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.]

Shuck Shuck, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shucked; p. pr. & vb. n. Shucking.]

Defn: to deprive of the shucks or husks; as, to shuck walnuts, indian Corn, oysters, etc.