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Webster 1913 Edition
Tuck
Tuck
,Noun.
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
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Tucked
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Tucking
.] [OE.
tukken
, LG. tukken
to pull up, tuck up, entice; akin to OD. tocken
to entice, G. zucken
to draw with a short and quick motion, and E. tug
. See Tug
.] 1.
To draw up; to shorten; to fold under; to press into a narrower compass;
as, to
tuck
the bedclothes in; to tuck
up one’s sleeves.2.
To make a tuck or tucks in;
as, to
. tuck
a dress3.
To inclose; to put within; to press into a close place;
as, to
tuck
a child into a bed; to tuck
a book under one's arm, or into a pocket.4.
[Perhaps originally, to strike, beat: cf. F.
toquer
to touch. Cf. Tocsin
.] To full, as cloth.
[Prov. Eng.]
Tuck
,Verb.
I.
To contract; to draw together.
[Obs.]
Tuck
,Noun.
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
. 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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Tuck
TUCK
, n.1.
A long narrow sword.2.
A kind of net.3.
[from the verb following.] In a ship, the part where the ends of the bottom planks are collected under the stern.4.
A fold; a pull; a lugging. [See Tug.]TUCK
,Verb.
T.
1.
To thrust or press in or together; to fold under; to press into a narrower compass; as, to tuck up a bed; to tuck up a garment; to tuck in the skirt of anything.2.
To inclose by tucking close around; as, to tuck a child into a bed.3.
To full, as cloth. [Local.]TUCK
,Verb.
I.