Associations to the word «Shucking»

Wiktionary

SHUCK, noun. The shell or husk, especially of grains (e.g. corn/maize) or nuts (e.g. walnuts).
SHUCK, noun. (slang) (African American Vernacular English) A fraud; a scam.
SHUCK, noun. (slang) A phony.
SHUCK, verb. (transitive) To remove the shuck from (walnuts, oysters, etc.).
SHUCK, verb. (transitive) To remove (any outer covering).
SHUCK, verb. (transitive) (intransitive) (slang) To fool; to hoax.
SHUCK AND JIVE, verb. (slang) To tell a misleading story, especially for advantage.
SHUCK AND JIVE, noun. Deceit.
SHUCK DOWN, verb. (transitive) to pull down forcefully.

Dictionary definition

SHUCK, noun. Material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds.
SHUCK, verb. Remove from the shell; "shuck oysters".
SHUCK, verb. Remove the shucks from; "shuck corn".

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King