shuck  (shŭk) 
n. A husk, pod, or shell, as of a pea, hickory nut, or ear of corn. The shell of an oyster or clam.
Informal Something worthless. Often used in the plural: an issue that didn't amount to shucks.
tr.v.
shucked, shuck·ing, shucks
To remove the husk or shell from. Informal To cast off: shucked their coats and cooled off; a city trying to shuck a sooty image.
interj.
shucks (shŭks)
Used to express mild disappointment, disgust, or annoyance.
[Origin unknown. Interj., alteration of shit.]
shuck'er n. |
