shucked; shucking; shucks
1
: to strip of shucks
2
a
: to peel off (something, such as clothing)
—often used with off
b
: to lay aside
—often used with off
bad habits are being shucked off—
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shucker
noun
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Noun
it doesn't matter shucks to her what anyone else earns
Verb
shucking peas
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Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 July 2024
Additionally, a third of the nation’s cranberry crop comes from Washington State, and Long Beach visitors can walk through cranberry bogs or shuck oysters with third-generation oyster farmers.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2024
Jo Rodgers, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2024
And while farmers can attempt to shuck their own labyrinths, there are companies that pave a-maize-ing patterns.
—Elliott Ramos, CBS News, 30 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Pecans falling prematurely — still in shucks and green, perhaps with black blotches.
—Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 July 2024
Additionally, a third of the nation’s cranberry crop comes from Washington State, and Long Beach visitors can walk through cranberry bogs or shuck oysters with third-generation oyster farmers.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2024
Verb
Look for the oyster vending machines, too (the oysters are sold closed, so be prepared to shuck).
—Jo Rodgers, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2024
And while farmers can attempt to shuck their own labyrinths, there are companies that pave a-maize-ing patterns.
—Elliott Ramos, CBS News, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Shuck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shuck. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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shuck
1 of 2 noun1
: the outer covering of a nut or of an ear of corn
2
: the shell of an oyster or clam
shuck
2 of 2 verb1
: to remove the shucks of
2
: to throw aside
—often used with off
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