shuck

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/ʃʌk/ English

Definitions

noun

The shell or husk, especially of grains (e.g. corn/maize) or nuts (e.g. walnuts).
A fraud; a scam.
A phony.

verb

To remove the shuck from (walnuts, oysters, etc.).“Shall we shuck walnuts?”
To remove (any outer covering).“I will shuck my clothes and dive naked into the pool.”
To fool; to hoax.

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Synonyms

husk chaff straw stubble stalk mattress nymphal cornshuck shelling shuckery cornshucking cornhusking crap shuck pen shude shack

Associated

orgy ghostly jive amir macau corn beans folklore entrepreneur baptist dog chester

Rhymes

ruck thunderstruck suck awestruck pluck stuck moonstruck amok fuck schmuck

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