Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
TUCKER
tucker
(noun) a detachable yoke of linen or lace worn over the breast of a low-cut dress
tucker
(noun) a sewer who tucks
Tucker, Sophie Tucker
(noun) United States vaudevillian (born in Russia) noted for her flamboyant performances (1884-1966)
Tucker, Benjamin Ricketson Tucker
(noun) United States anarchist influential before World War I (1854-1939)
exhaust, wash up, beat, tucker, tucker out
(verb) wear out completely; “This kind of work exhausts me”; “I’m beat”; “He was all washed up after the exam”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Verb
tucker (third-person singular simple present tuckers, present participle tuckering, simple past and past participle tuckered)
(slang) To tire out or exhaust a person or animal.
Noun
tucker (countable and uncountable, plural tuckers)
(countable) One who or that which tucks.
(uncountable, colloquial, Australia, New Zealand) Food.
(slang, dated) Work that scarcely yields a living wage.
Etymology 2
Noun
tucker (plural tuckers)
(countable) Lace or a piece of cloth in the neckline of a dress.
(obsolete) A fuller; one who fulls cloth.
Anagrams
• retuck
Proper noun
Tucker (plural Tuckers)
A south-western English occupational surname; equivalent to Fuller.
A male given name from surnames, of modern usage.
Anagrams
• retuck
Source: Wiktionary
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. Etym: [See Tuck, v. t., 4.]
Definition: A fuller. [Prov. Eng.]
Tuck"er, v. t.
Definition: To tire; to weary; -- usually with out. [Colloq. U. S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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