shuck
షక్
definition
verb
shuck and drain the oysters
remove the shucks from corn or shellfish.
cause (someone) to believe something that is not true; fool or tease.
noun
Regional fuels like steam from the deep Earth or excess corn shucks will enter custom-designed micropower plants for local feeds to the microgrid.
an outer covering such as a husk or pod, especially the husk of an ear of corn.
William didn't dig the idea at all and said it was a shuck
a person or thing regarded as worthless or contemptible.
exclamation
“Thank you for getting it.” “Oh, shucks, it was nothing.”
used to express surprise, regret, irritation, or, in response to praise, self-deprecation.
example
But we weren't just in town to 'shuck' oysters and draw butter.
Patty Lou always kept her cafe a little on the warm side, a subtle invitation to her customers to 'shuck' their coats and settle themselves for a nice, long, and leisurely meal.
'shuck' and drain the oysters
the regime's ability to 'shuck' off its totalitarian characteristics
It's funny how standing and watching someone 'shuck' raw oysters makes people want to tell their story about the one bad experience they had with the slippery little critters.
the regime's ability to 'shuck' off its totalitarian characteristics
he said the idea was a 'shuck'
'shuck' and drain the oysters
He was about to 'shuck' his clothes with disregard for personal safety and dive in to look for her when the pool began to bubble.
William didn't dig the idea at all and said it was a 'shuck'
On Maryland's Eastern Shore, day laborers show up to 'shuck' oysters, no questions asked, no documents needed.
Next 'shuck' the oysters; wrap your left hand in a tea towel] assuming you are right handed] and place an oyster cup side down, hinge towards you in your palm.
To 'shuck' oysters at home, grasp the curved end of each with a towel and, working over a fine strainer set in a bowl to catch juices, push the tip of an oyster knife firmly between the top and bottom shell at the hinge, then twist.
From the very beginning, as the sun climbed higher in the sky, humankind has looked onwards and upwards, 'shucked' off winter despair and scratched around for something new to do.
She 'shucked' off her shoes and tights, preferring to go au natural when it came to foot wear (always excepting when she was in a town.
He deftly 'shucks' three oysters for his visitor.
Anywhere you go in Maryland, you can have a delectable meal of a just-caught fish, or perhaps some freshly 'shucked' oysters, or the state's famous blue crabs, prepared in a multitude of delirious ways.
Originally built as a private home, the hall was purchased by an all-black society of oyster 'shuckers' in 1921 and moved to a tract on the old Maryfield Plantation, where it was used as a society hall.
Golkar, he said, had 'shucked' off its authoritarian past and now stood for democracy and the rule of the law.
The cups held up to one gallon of oysters and 'shuckers' could shuck between two and four thousand oysters in a days time.
Every single oyster bar one was badly 'shucked' , causing me mouthful upon mouthful of shell.
Their seed 'shucker' checks out a field to see if it's worth harvesting and what the seed purity or mix will be.
He collapsed into a roll when he hit the ground and 'shucked' off the parachute.
Have the oysters 'shucked' at the market up to 1 day ahead; set, cup side up, on a rimmed tray; cover and chill.
They are also the friendliest and most unabashedly contrite with ‘Aww, 'shucks' !’
Sitting outside the house 'shucking' oysters is still a common sight in Kinmen, as it has been for the last few centuries.
He immediately 'shucked' off his outer coat and draped it over his shoulder.
She stood, 'shucked' her breeches then slipped into the steaming water, her fur floating out in a ruff at the waterline.
The guys 'shucked' off their clothes with little thought to modesty, causing Danny's face to redden as she averted her gaze.
He grunted, stood, 'shucked' his pack and rifle, started back down the slope.
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