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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
    - chaff, husk, stalk, straw, stubble
Verb: shuck  shúk
Usage: N. Amer
  1. Remove from the shell
    "shuck oysters"
     
  2. Remove the shucks from
    "shuck corn"

Derived forms: shucking, shucks, shucked

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

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