shucker


shuck

S0378000 (shŭk)n.1. a. A husk, pod, or shell of a seed, nut, or fruit, such as a pecan or an ear of corn.b. A shell of a bivalve, such as an oyster or clam.c. The exoskeleton or pupal case of an insect larva or nymph, especially one that has been shed.2. often shucks Informal Something worthless: an issue that didn't amount to shucks.tr.v. shucked, shuck·ing, shucks 1. a. To remove the husk or shell from: shuck corn.b. To open the shell of (a bivalve): shuck oysters.2. Informal To cast off: shucked their coats and cooled off; a city trying to shuck a sooty image.interj. shucks (shŭks) Used to express mild disappointment, disgust, or annoyance.
[Origin unknown. Interj., alteration of shit.]
shuck′er n.