the con man shucked a number of people in the town before moving on
1List of American words not widely used in the United Kingdom — This is a list of American words not widely used in the United Kingdom.* Words with specific American meanings that have different meanings in British English and/or additional meanings common to both dialects (e.g. pants , crib ) are to be found …
2shuck — [Jak] 1. n. an insincere person. □ The guy’s a shuck. Don’t believe a thing he says! □ Who needs a shuck for a legislator? 2. tv. & in. to kid someone; to tease someone. □ Cool it! I’m just shucking. □ …