shuck

the husk of a walnut, or shell of a bean. S,

Shuck
·noun A shock of grain. II. Shuck ·noun The shell of an oyster or clam. III. Shuck ·vt To deprive ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
shuck
1) The outer husk or shell of the walnut, chestnut, &c.; or the husk of Indian corn. In England, the...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.