English Dictionary

shuck

/ʃʌk/

noun

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

He carefully removed the shuck from the corn.

意味（1）

The 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.

意味（2）

(slang, African-American Vernacular) A fraud; a scam.

意味（3）

(slang) A phony.