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A long, narrow sword; a rapier. |
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The beat of a drum. |
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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. |
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To make a tuck or tucks in; as, to tuck a dress. |
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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. |
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To full, as cloth. |
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To contract; to draw together. |
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A horizontal sewed fold, such as is made in a garment, to
shorten it; a plait. |
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A small net used for taking fish from a larger one; -- called
also tuck-net. |
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A pull; a lugging. |
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The part of a vessel where the ends of the bottom planks meet
under the stern. |
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Food; pastry; sweetmeats. |
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