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   Tuck , 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.
   
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   He wore large hose, and a tuck, as it was then called, or rapier, of tremendous length.
   Sir W. Scot.
   
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   Tuck, n. [Cf. Tocsin.] The beat of a drum.
   Scot.
   
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   Tuck, 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.]
   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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   [Perhaps originally, to strike, beat: cf. F. toquer to touch.  Cf. Tocsin.] To full, as cloth. [Prov. Eng.]
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   Tuck, v. i. To contract; to draw together. [Obs.]
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   Tuck, n.
   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. [Obs.] See Tug.
   Life of A. Wood.
   
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   (Naut.) The part of a vessel where the ends of the bottom planks meet under the stern.
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   Food; pastry; sweetmeats. [Slang]
   T. Hughes.
   
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