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• corn shucker — noun (N American) A person or machine that removes corn shucks • • • Main Entry: ↑corn …   Useful english dictionary

• corn-shucking — cornˈ shucking noun (N American) The removal of corn shucks • • • Main Entry: ↑corn …   Useful english dictionary

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• corn — corn1 /kawrn/, n. 1. Also called Indian corn; esp. technical and Brit., maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears. 2. the grain, seeds,… …   Universalium

• shucks — n. worthless item (Slang) interj. (Informal) rats! phooey! (cry of disgust or disappointment) ʃʌk n. shell, husk, outer covering of some nuts and vegetables (such as corn) v. remove a husk, peel, shell …   English contemporary dictionary

• shuck — [[t]ʃʌ̱k[/t]] shucks, shucking, shucked 1) N COUNT The shuck of something is its outer covering, for example the leaves round an ear of corn, or the shell of a shellfish. [AM] ...corn shucks. 2) VERB If you shuck something such as corn or… …   English dictionary

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• shuck — shuck1 shucker, n. /shuk/, n. 1. a husk or pod, as the outer covering of corn, hickory nuts, chestnuts, etc. 2. Usually, shucks. Informal. something useless or worthless: They don t care shucks about the project. 3. the shell of an oyster or clam …   Universalium

• shuck — [[t]ʃʌk[/t]] n. 1) a husk or pod, as the outer covering of corn, hickory nuts, etc 2) Usu., shucks. something useless or worthless 3) the shell of an oyster or clam 4) to remove the shucks from: to shuck corn[/ex] 5) to remove or discard: to… …   From formal English to slang

• shuck — [shuk] n. [< ?] 1. a shell, pod, or husk; esp., the husk of an ear of corn ☆ 2. the shell of an oyster or clam ☆ 3. [pl.] Informal something valueless [not worth shucks ] ☆ 4. Slang a) a hoax or fraud …   English World dictionary