shuck in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for shuck in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.shuck [Brit ʃʌk, Am ʃək] N Am

shuck (of nut)

guscio m

shuck (of bean, pea)

baccello m

shuck (of corn)

cartoccio m

shuck (of oyster)

conchiglia f

II.shuck [Brit ʃʌk, Am ʃək] VB trans Am

shuck nut

sgusciare

shuck pea

sgranare, sbaccellare

shuck corn

scartocciare

shuck oyster

aprire

shuck person: clothes

togliersi

III.shuck [Brit ʃʌk, Am ʃək]

it's not worth shucks Am inf

non vale un fico secco

corn shuck [ˈkɔːnʃʌk] N Am

corn shuck → cornhusk

See also cornhusk

cornhusk [ˈkɔːnhʌsk] N

cornhusk

cartoccio m (di pannocchia)

Translations for shuck in the Italian»English Dictionary

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sbaccellare fagioli, piselli

to shuck Am

spannocchiare mais

to shuck

scartocciare granoturco

to shuck Am

cartoccio

shuck Am

sgusciare piselli

to shuck Am

conchiglia (di ostrica)

shuck

scafare piselli

to shuck Am

sbucciare piselli

to shuck Am

shuck in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for shuck in the English»Italian Dictionary

shuck [ʃʌk] VB trans

1. shuck:

shuck oysters

aprire

shuck corn

scartocciare

2. shuck (get rid of):

shuck clothes

togliersi

Translations for shuck in the Italian»English Dictionary

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sgranare

to shuck

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This involves a large numbers of workers and associated social events (husking or shucking bees).

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Frolics were community events often associated with events such as corn shucking, house raising, etc., with a feast and dancing at the end of the labors.

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I might shuck a thousand oysters and not have time to eat some, but seeing people enjoying them, that's my comfort.

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Every morning the workers shuck bushels of corn, hand wash selected greens and snap the fresh green beans by hand.

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We shucked raindrops from our shoes and coats.

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They loaned livestock and grazing land to one another and worked together to spin yarn, sew quilts, and shuck corn.

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Opening or shucking oysters has become a competitive sport.

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They are also adamant on using freshly shucked clams as opposed to canned clams; if fresh clams are not available then they will not serve the white clam pie.

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An unusual use for horses was found in shucking wheat or barley.

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Shuck had stated in later interviews that he always thought they went together beautifully and didn't understand why there were so many lines dividing styles of music.

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