How to use shuck in a sentence
11 example sentences · noun, verb
Shuck means the shell or husk, especially of grains (e.g. corn/maize) or nuts (e.g. walnuts). Example: “Shall we shuck walnuts?”
Examples of shuck by meaning
nounThe shell or husk, especially of grains (e.g. corn/maize) or nuts (e.g. walnuts).
- There was no linen, no pillow, and when she touched the mattress it gave forth the faint dry whisper of shucks.1931, William Faulkner, Sanctuary, Library of America, published 1985, page 46
verbTo remove the shuck from (walnuts, oysters, etc.).
- Shall we shuck walnuts?
verbTo remove (any outer covering).
- I will shuck my clothes and dive naked into the pool.
More sentences with shuck
- We attended a corn shucking and two oyster shuckings.From the entry shucking
- Meanwhile, I shucked my chefwear long enough to do two things.2014, Shelley Costa, Basil Instinct, Pocket Books, →ISBN, page 160. From the entry chefwear
- Douglas got up from the couch, shucked down his pants, and then knelt down beside my mother.2009, Arlene Gorey, My Spanking Diary. From the entry bubby
- I wanted to git him some whisky, but he shuck his head.[1901, Alice Caldwell Hegan, “How Spring Came to the Cabbage Patch”, in Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (Project Gutenberg; EBook #4377)…. From the entry on the wagon
- He excelled at cornhuskings, where men and boys were divided into two groups, each striving to shuck the most corn.2001, Donald Winkler, The Women in Lincoln's Life. From the entry cornhusking
- This should've been the moment I shucked off the last fetter of my internalised aphobia and claimed my asexuality as my own.2022 August 16, Carmelia Argani, “Am I actually asexual, or is everyone else obsessed with sex?”, in Honi Soit, University of Sydney, page…. From the entry aphobia
- She wouldn't eat corn nor shuck."1980, James Still, The run for the Elbertas, page 35. From the entry punies
- You may not be ready to chase down a rabbit and kill it, but you can shuck an oyster, eat it, and get the primal thrill.2010, Rowan Jacobsen, A Geography of Oysters, →ISBN. From the entry with training wheels
Meaning of shuck
- noun The shell or husk, especially of grains (e.g. corn/maize) or nuts (e.g. walnuts).
- noun A fraud; a scam.
- noun A phony.
Questions about shuck in a sentence
- How do you use shuck in a sentence?
- Shuck is used as a noun and verb. For example: “Shall we shuck walnuts?”
- What is a short sentence with shuck?
- “Shall we shuck walnuts?”
- What does shuck mean?
- Shuck means the shell or husk, especially of grains (e.g. corn/maize) or nuts (e.g. walnuts).
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