[shuck] n [origin unknown] (ca. 1674) 1: shell, husk: as a: the outer covering of a nut or of Indian corn b: the shell of an oyster or clam
2: something of little value--usu. used in pl. often interjectionally "not worth ~s" "~s, it was nothing"
[2]shuck vt (1772) 1: to strip of shucks
2. a: to peel off (as clothing)--often used with off b: to lay aside--often used with off "bad habits are being ~ed off --A. W. Smith" -- shuck.er n