Tucker
noun
1.
a person or thing that tucks.
2.
a piece of linen, muslin, or the like, worn by women about the neck and shoulders.
3.
chemisette.
4.
a sewing machine attachment for making tucks.
5.
Australian. food.
verb (used with object), Informal.
1.
to weary; tire; exhaust (often followed by out):
The game tuckered him out.
noun
1.
Richard, 1915–75, U.S. operatic tenor.
2.
Sophie (Sophie Abruza) 1884–1966, U.S. singer and entertainer, born in Russia.
noun
1.
a person or thing that tucks
2.
a detachable yoke of lace, linen, etc, often white, worn over the breast, as of a low-cut dress
3.
an attachment on a sewing machine used for making tucks at regular intervals
4.
(Austral & NZ, old-fashioned) an informal word for food
verb
1.
(informal, mainly US & Canadian) (transitive; often passive) usually foll by out. to weary or tire completely
tuchis
see: best bib and tucker
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- Tuckered
verb (used with object), Informal. 1. to weary; tire; exhaust (often followed by out): The game tuckered him out. noun 1. a person or thing that tucks 2. a detachable yoke of lace, linen, etc, often white, worn over the breast, as of a low-cut dress 3. an attachment on a sewing machine used for […]
- Tuckered out
Exhausted, very tired, as in I was all tuckered out after that game. The precise origin of this usage is not known. [ ; 1820s ]
- Tucker-out
verb (used with object), Informal. 1. to weary; tire; exhaust (often followed by out): The game tuckered him out. noun 1. a person or thing that tucks 2. a detachable yoke of lace, linen, etc, often white, worn over the breast, as of a low-cut dress 3. an attachment on a sewing machine used for […]