Talk:shuck
Shuck as a noun: A shuck is a husk but not a shell, because "shell" by (botanical) convention usually denotes a brittle covering, whereas a husk usually is more flexible. And, walnuts are not grains, if nothing else because grains are the fruit of grasses and maybe forbs, but never trees.
Shuck as a verb: I've personally removed many times the outer coverings of black walnuts and of related Juglans sp. plants such as the nuts of hickory and pecan. The covering husk of the nutshell hardens by natural drying into a thick somewhat woody covering that during the same maturation process splits and opens to release the nutshell (containing the "nutmeat") inside. In appearance or texture this covering is not like the "husk" of, for example, a ripe corncob. Wayne Roberson, Austin, Texas 13:13, 15 September 2008 (UTC), Wayne Roberson, Austin, Texas 15:58, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
Something valueless[edit]
The etymology of shucks says shuck can also mean "something valueless". The closest definition we have to that is "A phony". — excarnateSojourner (talk · contrib) 08:19, 7 March 2023 (UTC)