shuck
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Cookingshuckshuck /ʃʌk/ verb [transitive] American English DFCREMOVEto remove the outer cover of a vegetable such as corn, or the shell of oysters → shuck something ↔ off→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusshuck• Booties, coats and gloves were carefully shucked.• Our enjoyment of many of the oysters we were served was diminished by inept shucking.• He shucked off his wet coat and hat in the hallway.