Tuck
Tuck , noun
[French estoc; compare Italian stocco; both of German origin, and akin to English stock. See Stock.]
A long, narrow sword; a rapier. [Obsolete] — Shakespeare
He wore large hose, and a tuck, as it was then called, or rapier, of tremendous length.
Tuck , noun
[Compare Tocsin.]
The beat of a drum. — Scot
Tuck , transitive verb
[Old English tukken, LG. tukken to pull up, tuck up, entice; akin to OD. tocken to entice, German zucken to draw with a short and quick motion, and English 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.
To full, as cloth. [Provincial English]
Tuck , intransitive verb
To contract; to draw together. [Obsolete]
Tuck , noun
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. [Obsolete] — Life of A. Wood
4.
(Nautical) The part of a vessel where the ends of the bottom planks meet under the stern.
5.
Food; pastry; sweetmeats. [Slang] — T. Hughes