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Shuck vs Unshucked - What's the difference?

shuck | unshucked |

As a noun shuck

is the shell or husk, especially of grains (e.g. corn/maize) or nuts (e.g. walnuts).

As a verb shuck

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

As an adjective unshucked is

not shucked.

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.
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    unshucked

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Not shucked.
  • an unshucked ear of corn