Tuck \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.]
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Tuck \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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Tuck \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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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