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Verb: shuck  shúk
Usage: N. Amer
  1. Remove from the shell
    "shuck oysters"
     
  2. Remove the shucks from
    "shuck corn"
Noun: shuck  shúk
Usage: N. Amer
  1. Material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
    "The farmer used the corn shucks as mulch in his garden";
    - chaff, husk, stalk, straw, stubble

Derived forms: shucked, shucks, shucking

Type of: plant material, plant substance, remove, take, take away, withdraw

Encyclopedia: Shuck