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Tucker
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- 1 A south-western English surname originating as an occupation; equivalent to Fuller. countable, uncountable
- 2 A male given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage. countable, uncountable
"Jackson Sparks and his brother, Tucker, were both struck."
- 3 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Jefferson County, Arkansas. countable, uncountable
- 4 A number of places in the United States:; A city in DeKalb County, Georgia. countable, uncountable
"In Tucker, another Atlanta suburb, an undocumented man attending church was arrested after ICE agents arrived, pastor Luis Ortiz told CNN. He said he was in the middle of his sermon when he noticed a couple of members of his church escort the man out."
- 5 A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Neshoba County, Mississippi. countable, uncountable
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- 6 A number of places in the United States:; An extinct town in Ripley County, Missouri. countable, uncountable
- 7 A number of places in the United States:; A ghost town in Utah County, Utah. countable, uncountable
- 1 One who or that which tucks. countable
"Discrimination. Firm, after having had a long controversy with its tuckers, laid off the whole tucking department for a week. Union maintained it was a clear case cf discrimination against the tuckers on account of the recent controversy. Determination: Complaint of the union was sustained. Tuckers were paid the amount of money they were deprived of through being discriminated against, $158.90."
- 2 Lace or a piece of cloth in the neckline of a dress. countable
"“And, ma′am,” he continued, “the laundress tells me some of the girls have two clean tuckers in the week: it is too much; the rules limit them to one.” “I think I can explain that circumstance, sir. Agnes and Catherine Johnstone were invited to take tea with some friends at Lowton last Thursday, and I gave them leave to put on clean tuckers for the occasion.”"
- 3 a detachable yoke of linen or lace worn over the breast of a low-cut dress wordnet
- 4 Food; tuck. Australia, New-Zealand, colloquial, uncountable
- 5 A fuller; one who fulls cloth. obsolete
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- 6 a sewer who tucks wordnet
- 7 Work that scarcely yields a living wage. countable, dated, slang, uncountable
- 1 To tire out or exhaust a person or animal. slang
"Man, I’m so tuckered from my run today."
- 2 wear out completely wordnet
Etymology
From tuck + -er.
From tuck + -er.
From Middle English tokker (“one who dresses or finishes cloth”).
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