shu

n. [ Perhaps akin to G. shote a husk, pod, shell. ] 1. A shell, husk, or pod; especially, the outer covering of such nuts as the hickory nut, butternut, peanut, and chestnut. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The shell of an oyster or clam. [ U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Shucked p. pr. & vb. n. Shucking. ] 1. To deprive of the shucks or husks; as, to shuck walnuts, Indian corn, oysters, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To remove or take off (shucks); hence, to discard; to lay aside; -- usually with off. [ Colloq. ]

“Shucking” his coronet, after he had imbibed several draughts of fire water. F. A. Ober.

He had only been in Africa long enough to shuck off the notions he had acquired about the engineering of a west coast colony. Pall Mall Mag. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. One who shucks oysters or clams [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of shuddering, as with fear. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Shuddered p. pr. & vb. n. Shuddering. ] [ OE. shoderen, schuderen; akin to LG. schuddern, D. schudden to shake, OS. skuddian, G. schaudern to shudder, schütteln to shake, schütten to pour, to shed, OHG. scutten, scuten, to shake. ] To tremble or shake with fear, horrer, or aversion; to shiver with cold; to quake. “With shuddering horror pale.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

The shuddering tennant of the frigid zone. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a shuddering manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The husks and other refuse of rice mills, used to adulterate oil cake, or linseed cake. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. To change the relative position of cards in a pack; as, to shuffle and cut. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To change one's position; to shift ground; to evade questions; to resort to equivocation; to prevaricate. [ 1913 Webster ]

I myself, . . . hiding mine honor in my necessity, am fain to shuffle. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To use arts or expedients; to make shift. [ 1913 Webster ]

Your life, good master,
Must shuffle for itself. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To move in a slovenly, dragging manner; to drag or scrape the feet in walking or dancing. [ 1913 Webster ]

The aged creature came
Shuffling along with ivory-headed wand. Keats. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To equivicate; prevaricate; quibble; cavil; shift; sophisticate; juggle. [ 1913 Webster ]