Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of shuck
nounshucking (plural shuckings)
plural shuckings
- Removal of a shuck; usually:
- The act or process of shucking maize.
Synonyms: husking, cornshucking, cornhusking
- A meeting of neighbours or friends to assist in this task; a fairground competition inspired by such communal work.
We attended a corn shucking and two oyster shuckings.
Synonyms: husking, husking bee, cornshucking, cornhusking
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe act or process of shucking maize.
nounA meeting of neighbours or friends to assist in this task; a fairground competition inspired by such communal work.
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