shuck

shuck
[[t]ʃʌk[/t]]
n.
1) a husk or pod, as the outer covering of corn, hickory nuts, etc
2) Usu., shucks. something useless or worthless
3) the shell of an oyster or clam
4) to remove the shucks from:
to shuck corn[/ex]
5) to remove or discard:
to shuck one's clothes[/ex]
6) cvb to get rid of (often fol. by off):
to shuck off a bad habit[/ex]
7) shucks, (used as a mild exclamation of disgust or regret.)
Etymology: 1665–75; orig. uncert.

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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