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Tucker   /tˈəkər/   Listen
Tucker

noun
1.
United States anarchist influential before World War I (1854-1939).  Synonym: Benjamin Ricketson Tucker.
2.
United States vaudevillian (born in Russia) noted for her flamboyant performances (1884-1966).  Synonym: Sophie Tucker.
3.
A sewer who tucks.
4.
A detachable yoke of linen or lace worn over the breast of a low-cut dress.
verb
1.
Wear out completely.  Synonyms: beat, exhaust, tucker out, wash up.  "I'm beat" , "He was all washed up after the exam"



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"Tucker" Quotes from Famous Books



... William Trout John Trow Benjamin Trowbridge David Trowbridge Stephen Trowbridge Thomas Trowbridge Joseph Truck Peter Truck William Trunks Joseph Trust Robert Trustin George Trusty Edward Tryan Moses Tryon Saphn Tubbs Thomas Tubby John Tucke Francis Tucker John Tucker (4) Joseph Tucker (2) Nathan Tucker Nathaniel Tucker Paul Tucker Robert Tucker (2) Seth Tucker Solomon Tucker George Tuden Charles Tully Casper Tumner Charles Tunkard Charles Turad Elias Turk Joseph Turk Caleb Turner ...
— American Prisoners of the Revolution • Danske Dandridge
... silent, employing the interval in a searching examination of her companion, from the tucker in her frock, to the strapped shoes on her feet. She had a way of half-closing her eyes while she did this, that Pennie felt to be extremely offensive. "I don't like her at all," she said to herself, "and if she doesn't ...
— Penelope and the Others - Story of Five Country Children • Amy Walton
... serfs, especially, are apt to be very wasteful of their labor, because they imagine that they obtain it gratis. Tucker has made a curious calculation tending to show that when civilization reaches a certain point, the master's self-interest leads to emancipation. In Russia, where there are seventy-five persons to the English square mile, it seemed to him that serfdom was still a good ...
— Principles Of Political Economy • William Roscher
... Tucker, burning a Coston light," explained Bailey. "He patrols this part of the beach to-night. They may try the boat ...
— Larry Dexter's Great Search - or, The Hunt for the Missing Millionaire • Howard R. Garis
... after death (says Walpole) was attired in a Holland nightdress, with tucker and double ruffles of Brunswick lace, of which latter material she also wore a headdress, and a pair of new kid gloves. In this dress the deceased actress received such honour as actress never received before, nor has ever ...
— Essays from 'The Guardian' • Walter Horatio Pater


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