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Definition of Tuck
Tuck Tuck Tuck, v. i.
To contract; to draw together. [Obs.]
Tuck Tuck Tuck, n.
1. A horizontal sewed fold, such as is made in a garment, to
shorten it; a plait.
2. A small net used for taking fish from a larger one; --
called also tuck-net.
3. A pull; a lugging. [Obs.] See Tug. --Life of A. Wood.
4. (Naut.) The part of a vessel where the ends of the bottom
planks meet under the stern.
5. Food; pastry; sweetmeats. [Slang] --T. Hughes.
Tuck Tuck Tuck, n. [F. estoc; cf. It. stocco; both of German
origin, and akin to E. stock. See Stock.]
A long, narrow sword; a rapier. [Obs.] --Shak.
He wore large hose, and a tuck, as it was then called,
or rapier, of tremendous length. --Sir W. Scot.
Tuck Tuck Tuck, n. [Cf. Tocsin.]
The beat of a drum. --Scot.
