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Shuck vs Shuckery - What's the difference?

shuck | shuckery |

As nouns the difference between shuck and shuckery

is that shuck is the shell or husk, especially of grains (e.g. corn/maize) or nuts (e.g. walnuts) while shuckery is the art of shucking corn.

As a verb shuck

is to remove the shuck from (walnuts, oysters, etc.).

shuck

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The shell or husk, especially of grains (e.g. corn/maize) or nuts (e.g. walnuts).
  • (slang, African American Vernacular English) A fraud; a scam.
  • (slang) A phony.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To remove the shuck from (walnuts, oysters, etc.).
    • Shall we shuck walnuts?
  • To remove (any outer covering).
    • I will shuck my clothes and dive naked into the pool.
  • (transitive, intransitive, slang) To fool; to hoax.

    • Anagrams

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    shuckery

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The art of shucking corn.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2009, date=September 10, author=Penelope Green, title=Home Crafts Get Wired, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Her grandmother, Alice Merryman , who died two years ago at the age of 100, was a quilter and practitioner of corn shuckery , the art of weaving corn husks into brooms, baskets, benches and other objects, including dolls. }}