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Tucker

Tucker Meaning & Definition
Tucker Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Tucker?

[n] a detachable yoke of linen or lace worn over the breast of a low-cut dress
[n] a sewer who tucks
[n] United States vaudevillian (born in Russia) noted for her flamboyant performances (1884-1966)
[n] United States anarchist influential before World War I (1854-1939)
[v] wear out completely; "This kind of work exhausts me"; "I'm beat"; "He was all washed up after the exam"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Tucker: beat | Benjamin Ricketson Tucker | exhaust | Sophie Tucker | tucker out | wash up

Related Terms | Find terms related to Tucker:

See Also | anarchist | fag | fag out | fatigue | frazzle | jade | nihilist | outwear | play | sewer | syndicalist | tire | tire out | vaudevillian | wear | wear down | wear out | wear upon | weary | yoke

Tucker In Webster's Dictionary

\Tuck"er\, n. [Cf. {Tuck}, n., 5.] Daily food; meals; also, food in general. [Slang or Colloq.] Tobacco, matches, and tucker, the latter comprising almost anything within the province of food. --C. L. Money.
\Tuck"er\, n. 1. One who, or that which, tucks; specifically, an instrument with which tuck are made. 2. 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. 3. [See {Tuck}, v. t., 4.] A fuller. [Prov. Eng.]
\Tuck"er\, v. t. To tire; to weary; -- usually with out. [Colloq. U. S.]

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