shuck (ʃʌk
)
Definitions
noun
- the outer covering of something, such as the husk of a grain of maize, a pea pod, or an oyster shell
verb (tr)
- to remove the shucks from
- informal mainly US Canadian to throw off or remove (clothes, etc)
Alternative Forms
ˈshucker nounWord Origin
C17: American dialect, of unknown originUsage examples
Small island, raccoons and squirrels to chase, three squares a day and I'll teach him how to shuck clams.
, Cormorant (1994)For some folks, it will be worth the money just to shuck the minivan's "mommymobile" image.
Toronto Sun (2003)