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shuck::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | chaff, husk, stalk, straw, stubble |
| Type of | plant material, plant substance |
| Has types | bran |
Examples of shuck
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On Sundays you'll find oysters heaped in baskets, with a man there to shuck them.
From the guardian.co.uk
Shuck made his major-league debut on Aug. 5 and singled in his first at-bat.
From the timesunion.com
We started to realize that something was happening to our little shuck-shuck comedy.
From the time.com
This fly floats in the surface film with the tail end, the shuck, hanging underwater.
From the freep.com
Abroad, Maugham revealed, any of us could shuck his identity and become someone else.
From the washingtonpost.com
In a grand dining room, we learned how to shuck and eat local oysters.
From the dailymail.co.uk
Few will remember unranked foes whose rivalry has withered like a corn shuck in the wind.
From the omaha.com
Shuck, who will play next year at Loyola, scored 56 times and assisted on 39 other goals.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Shuck the remaining 4 oysters and arrange on top of the bread pudding.
From the sfgate.com
- Remove from the shell; "shuck oysters"
- Chaff: material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
- (shucks) damn: something of little value; "his promise is not worth a damn"; "not worth one red cent"; "not worth shucks"
- (shucks) an expression of disappointment or irritation
- The shell or husk, especially of grains (e.g. corn/maize) or nuts (e.g. walnuts); A fraud; a scam; A phony; To remove the shuck from (walnuts, oysters, etc.); To remove (any outer covering); To fool; to hoax
- (shucks) Exclamatory response to a minor disappointment; Response to a minor pleasure; A receding or mock expression of thanks
- (shucking) A process of opening shellfish, such as oysters, clams, mussels, etc.
- To remove the shells from clams and oysters; also to remove the husks from corn
- Outer pod or husk. One of those not so commonly used gardening terms that are just fun to know.
