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.
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Tuck, n. [Cf. Tocsin.]
The beat of a drum.
Scot.
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Tuck, v. 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 dress.
3.
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.]
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Tuck, v. i.
To contract; to draw together.
[Obs.]
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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.
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