Read full poem →"Shucks! but that makes a big improvement and no mistake," said Andy,
stooping to drop some wood on the fire. "I always like to see what I'm
Dictionary Entry
The shell or husk, especially of grains (e.g. corn/maize) or nuts (e.g. walnuts).
Origin
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Common Phrases
. shucksoff shucksgrin shucksshucks cornshucks awshucks worthshucks ohshucks ah
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Poetry examples for “shucks”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.