What is a shell, husk, or pod; especially, the outer covering of such nuts as the hickory nut, butternut, peanut, and chestnut called?
shuck — A shell, husk, or pod; especially, the outer covering of such nuts as the hickory nut, butternut, peanut, and chestnut. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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