| 词汇 | shuck those oysters etc |
| 词源 | shuck those oysters, etc. We shuck oysters and clams when we open them; we hull strawberries; husk corn; pit or stone plums, cherries, and peaches; pare carrots, turnips, and pars- nips; peel apples and potatoes; French stringbeans; pluck chickens and turkeys; scale fish; split and crack lobsters; and skin eels. That’s 13 or so words used in preparing dinner. Let us know if you know any others. |
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英语词源词典收录了13259条英语词源词条，基本涵盖了全部常用英语词汇的起源、历史，是研究英语词汇或通过词源学英语的必备工具。