The meaning of SHUCK from Mirriam-Webster
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Main Entry: 1shuck
Pronunciation: 'sh&k
Function: noun
Etymology: origin unknown
Date: circa 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 -- usually used in plural often interjectionally
<not worth shucks> <shucks, it was nothing>
I'll check my two volume Oxford Dictionary tonight!
Charles
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