Definition of: shuck

(shuk) noun
1. A husk, shell, or pod, as of maize or peas; the outer covering of nuts.
2. A shell of an oyster or a clam.
3. U.S. Colloq. Something of little or no value: usually plural: not worth shucks.
—v.t.
1. To remove the shucks of or from; remove the husk or shell from (corn, oysters, etc.).
2. Colloq. To take off or cast off, as clothes, or any outer covering. [? Metathetic alter. of HUSK]
—shuck′er noun