v. i. To contract; to draw together. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

He wore large hose, and a tuck, as it was then called, or rapier, of tremendous length. Sir W. Scot. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. Tocsin. ] The beat of a drum. Scot. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To make a tuck or tucks in; as, to tuck a dress. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. [ Perhaps originally, to strike, beat: cf. F. toquer to touch. Cf. Tocsin. ] To full, as cloth. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A horizontal sewed fold, such as is made in a garment, to shorten it; a plait. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A small net used for taking fish from a larger one; -- called also tuck-net. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A pull; a lugging. [ Obs. ] See Tug. Life of A. Wood. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Naut.) The part of a vessel where the ends of the bottom planks meet under the stern. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Food; pastry; sweetmeats. [ Slang ] T. Hughes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ North American Indian, bread. ] (Bot.) A curious vegetable production of the Southern Atlantic United States, growing under ground like a truffle and often attaining immense size. The real nature is unknown. Called also Indian bread, and Indian loaf. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who, or that which, tucks; specifically, an instrument with which tuck are made. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. [ See Tuck, v. t., 4. ] A fuller. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

4. [ 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. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

v. t. To tire; to weary; -- usually with out. [ Colloq. U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ It toccata a prelude, fr. toccare to touch. See Toccata, Touch. ] A slight flourish on a trumpet; a fanfare. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Tucket sonance, the sound of the tucket. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Let the trumpets sound
The tucket sonance and the note to mount. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. It. tocchetto a ragout of fish, meat, fr. tocco a bit, morsel, LL. tucetum, tuccetum, a thick gravy. ] A steak; a collop. [ Obs. ] Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]