TUCKERING

Verb

tuckering

present participle of tucker

Anagrams

• retucking

Source: Wiktionary


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. 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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