shuck

  1. Noun.  The shell or husk, especially of grains (e.g. corn/maize) or nuts (e.g. walnuts).
  2. Noun.  (slang, African American Vernacular English) A fraud; a scam.
  3. Noun.  (slang) A phony.
  4. Verb.  (transitive) To remove the shuck from (walnuts, oysters, etc.).
  5. Verb.  (transitive) To remove (any outer covering).
  6. Verb.  (transitive, intransitive) To fool; to hoax.

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