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• shuck´er — shuck «shuhk», noun, verb. –n. 1. a husk, pod, or shell, especially the outer covering or strippings, as of corn (maize), chestnuts, or hickory nuts. 2. the shell of an oyster or clam. 3. U.S. Slang. fake; bluff: »Everybody with a brain in his… …   Useful english dictionary

• 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

• Shuck — Shuck, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shucked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shucking}.] 1. To deprive of the shucks or husks; as, to shuck walnuts, Indian corn, oysters, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. To remove or take off (shucks); hence, to discard; to lay aside; usually… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• corn shuck — noun (N American) The husk enclosing a maize ear • • • Main Entry: ↑corn …   Useful english dictionary

• shuck — [ʃʌk] v [T] AmE to remove the outer cover of a vegetable such as corn, or the shell of ↑oyster s shuck off [shuck sth<=>off] phr v to take off a piece of clothing ▪ She shucked off her jacket and ran upstairs …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• shuck-bot|tom — «SHUHK BOT uhm», adjective, noun. –adj. U.S. (of a chair) having a seat made of the shucks or husks of corn. –n. a shuck bottom chair …   Useful english dictionary

• shuck — {{11}}shuck (n.) husk, pod, shell, 1670s, Amer.Eng., of unknown origin. Later used in reference to the shells of oysters and clams (1872). {{12}}shuck (v.) 1819, to remove the shucks from, Many extended senses are from the notion of stripping an… …   Etymology 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

• 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

• corn\ phone — A type of cell phone. A person speaks into the shuck portion and listens through the cob. The cob is placed in the shuck when not in use. Bob called George on his new corn phone …   Dictionary of american slang