tucker
tucker is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.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.
- 2.Etym: [See Tuck, v. t., 4.] A fuller. [Prov. Eng.]
- 3.To tire; to weary; -- usually with out. [Colloq. U. S.]
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is 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 called?
- What is etym: [See Tuck, v. t., 4.] A fuller. [Prov. Eng.] called?
- What is to tire; to weary; -- usually with out. [Colloq. U. S.] called?
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- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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