Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Tucker"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Tucker \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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Tucker \Tuck"er\, v. t.
To tire; to weary; -- usually with out. [Colloq. U. S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Tucker \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.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Tucker
n 1: United States anarchist influential before World War I
(1854-1939) [syn: {Tucker}, {Benjamin Ricketson Tucker}]
2: United States vaudevillian (born in Russia) noted for her
flamboyant performances (1884-1966) [syn: {Tucker}, {Sophie
Tucker}]
3: a sewer who tucks
4: a detachable yoke of linen or lace worn over the breast of a
low-cut dress
v : wear out completely; "This kind of work exhausts me"; "I'm
beat"; "He was all washed up after the exam" [syn: {exhaust},
{wash up}, {beat}, {tucker out}]
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