shuck

n.

1. 1. A husk, pod, or shell, as of a pea, hickory nut, or ear of corn.
   2. The shell of an oyster or clam.
2. Informal. Something worthless. Often used in the plural: an issue that didn't amount to shucks.

tr.v., shucked, shuck·ing, shucks.

1. To remove the husk or shell from.
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.]

shucker shuck'er n.

To remove the shell from shellfish such as oysters or clams. Also, to peel the husk from an ear of corn.

verb

To let go or get rid of as being useless or defective, for example. discard, dispose of, dump, junk, scrap¹, throw away, throw out. Informal chuck, jettison. Slang ditch. See keep/release.

Shock

In Norfolk and Suffolk lore, there are many accounts of an apparition known as ‘Old Shuck’ or ‘Black Shuck’ (or ‘Shock’), usually described as a phantom dog as big as a calf, shaggy, with fiery eyes, and sometimes dragging a clanking chain. Printed references begin in the 1840s, and memories of personal encounters continue to the present day. In most cases Shuck is said to terrify humans who see him, and their dogs and horses too, and in 19th-century accounts to meet him is often said to mean death, for oneself or another. In other accounts Shuck is harmless, or even benevolent—for instance, by frightening a cyclist into dismounting, and thus saving him from being knocked down by a speeding car. At Overstrand, where Shuck has long been said to run regularly along a coastal path, he is claimed to be the ghost of a faithful dog searching for the bodies of his drowned masters, who were smugglers or fishermen.

Bibliography
The full bibliography list is available here.

• Jennifer Westwood, in Supernatural Enemies, ed. Hilda R. Davidson and Chaudhri, 2001: 101-16

Dansk (Danish)
n. - skal, bælg
int. - uhada
v. tr. - pille, bælge, tage skallen af

Nederlands (Dutch)
doppen, kraken, pellen, dop, peul

Français (French)
n. - cosse, gousse, spathe (de maïs), écale, coquille, supercherie ou feinte
int. - mince (alors) (excl), flûte (alors) (excl)
v. tr. - écosser, écaler, décortiquer, ouvrir (des huîtres), retirer (des vêtements), tromper (arg)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Hülse
v. - ausschälen
int. - Bah!, Unsinn!

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ΗΠΑ) κέλυφος, κέλυφος μυδιού ή στρειδιού, (καθομ.) ψευταράς, φάρσα, σάχλα
v. - αποφλοιώνω, (καθομ.) εξαπατώ, σαχλαμαρίζω, κάνω πλάκα

Italiano (Italian)
truffare, guscio, baccello

Português (Portuguese)
n. - vagem (f), casca (f), concha (f) de ostras ou mariscos
v. - descascar, sair da concha, debulhar

Русский (Russian)
скорлупа, шелуха, ерунда, шарлатан, очковтиратель, лущить, втирать очки

Español (Spanish)
n. - cáscara, corteza, vaina, concha de ostra
int. - exclamación de disgusto o arrepentimiento
v. tr. - descascarar, pelar, desvainar, deshollejar, desbullar, quitar, echar, desechar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - skal, ärtskida
v. - skala, ta ur skalet, sprita

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
壳, 荚, 外皮, 毫无价值的东西, 讨厌, 剥壳, 脱掉, 去皮

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 殼, 莢, 外皮, 毫無價值的東西
int. - 討厭
v. tr. - 剝殼, 脫掉, 去皮

한국어 (Korean)
n. - (옥수수, 땅콩 등의) 껍질, 조가비, 가치 없는 것
int. - (불쾌, 후회 등) 체, 아차
v. tr. - ~의 껍데기를 벗기다, (웃옷 따위를) 벗어 버리다, 말로 속이다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 皮, つまらぬもの, まやかし
v. - 皮をむく, 脱がせる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) قشرة (فعل) يقشر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮קליפה, קשווה‬
int. - ‮קריאה של הפתעה מתונה, מאיסה או רוגז‬
v. tr. - ‮קילף, פשט (בגדים)‬

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