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Meaning of Shuck | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ʃʌk

Definitions

  1. The shell or husk, especially of grains (e.g. corn/maize) or nuts (e.g. walnuts).
  2. A supernatural and generally malevolent black dog in English folklore.
  3. A surname.
  4. A fraud; a scam.
  5. A phony.

Equivalents

العربية قشر
Čeština lusk skořápka slupka
Svenska fnas

Examples

“There was no linen, no pillow, and when she touched the mattress it gave forth the faint dry whisper of shucks.”

CEFR level

C2
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This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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