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shuck

noun

  1. a shell, pod, or husk; esp., the husk of an ear of corn
  2. ☆ the shell of an oyster or clam
  3. Informal something valueless: not worth shucks
  4. Slang
    1. a hoax or fraud
    2. a fraudulent person or thing; phony

transitive verb

  1. to remove shucks from (corn, clams, etc.)
  2. to remove like a shuck: to shuck one's clothes
  3. Slang to fool or hoax

intransitive verb

Slang to fool or deceive, often in a playful way

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See shuck in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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