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/tˈəkər/ Listen

noun

Tucker n.

One who, or that which, tucks; specifically, an instrument with which tuck are made.

A narrow piece of linen or the like, folded across the breast, or attached to the gown at the neck, forming a part of a woman's dress in the 17th century and later.

A fuller. (Prov. Eng.)

Daily food; meals; also, food in general. (Slang or Colloq.) "Tobacco, matches, and tucker, the latter comprising almost anything within the province of food."

verb

Tucker v. t. To tire; to weary; usually with out. (Colloq. U. S.)

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... William Trout John Trow Benjamin Trowbridge David Trowbridge Stephen Trowbridge Thomas Trowbridge Joseph Truck Peter Truck William Trunks Joseph Trust Robert Trustin George Trusty Edward Tryan Moses Tryon Saphn Tubbs Thomas Tubby John Tucke Francis Tucker John Tucker (4) Joseph Tucker (2) Nathan Tucker Nathaniel Tucker Paul Tucker Robert Tucker (2) Seth Tucker Solomon Tucker George Tuden Charles Tully Casper Tumner Charles Tunkard Charles Turad Elias Turk Joseph Turk Caleb Turner ...

— American Prisoners of the Revolution • Danske Dandridge

... silent, employing the interval in a searching examination of her companion, from the tucker in her frock, to the strapped shoes on her feet. She had a way of half-closing her eyes while she did this, that Pennie felt to be extremely offensive. "I don't like her at all," she said to herself, "and if she doesn't ...

— Penelope and the Others - Story of Five Country Children • Amy Walton

... serfs, especially, are apt to be very wasteful of their labor, because they imagine that they obtain it gratis. Tucker has made a curious calculation tending to show that when civilization reaches a certain point, the master's self-interest leads to emancipation. In Russia, where there are seventy-five persons to the English square mile, it seemed to him that serfdom was still a good ...

— Principles Of Political Economy • William Roscher

... Tucker, burning a Coston light," explained Bailey. "He patrols this part of the beach to-night. They may try the boat ...

— Larry Dexter's Great Search - or, The Hunt for the Missing Millionaire • Howard R. Garis

... after death (says Walpole) was attired in a Holland nightdress, with tucker and double ruffles of Brunswick lace, of which latter material she also wore a headdress, and a pair of new kid gloves. In this dress the deceased actress received such honour as actress never received before, nor has ever ...

— Essays from 'The Guardian' • Walter Horatio Pater

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