"tucker" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtʌkə/ [Received-Pronunciation], [ˈtʰʌkə] [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈtʌkɚ/ [General-American], [ˈtʰʌkɚ] [General-American] Audio: en-au-tucker.ogg Forms: tuckers [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌkə(ɹ) Etymology: From tuck + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|tuck|er}} tuck + -er Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} tucker (countable and uncountable, plural tuckers)
  1. (countable) One who or that which tucks. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-tucker-en-noun-FnMqR~Z- Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 11 27 34 28
  2. (uncountable, colloquial, Australia, New Zealand) Food; tuck. Tags: Australia, New-Zealand, colloquial, uncountable Categories (topical): Food and drink
    Sense id: en-tucker-en-noun-vnri1nIj Disambiguation of Food and drink: 0 100 0 0 0 0 Categories (other): Australian English, New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 20 30 6 8 27 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 11 27 34 28
  3. (slang, dated) Work that scarcely yields a living wage. Tags: countable, dated, slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-tucker-en-noun-pGFJL-wk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 20 30 6 8 27 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 11 27 34 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 23 32 6 4 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 22 32 6 7 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bush tucker, dog tucker, tuckerbox, tucker claim, tucker fucker, tuckerless, tucker money Related terms: best bib and tucker, tucker fucker
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈtʌkə/ [Received-Pronunciation], [ˈtʰʌkə] [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈtʌkɚ/ [General-American], [ˈtʰʌkɚ] [General-American] Audio: en-au-tucker.ogg Forms: tuckers [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌkə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English tokker (“one who dresses or finishes cloth”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|tokker||one who dresses or finishes cloth}} Middle English tokker (“one who dresses or finishes cloth”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} tucker (plural tuckers)
  1. (countable) Lace or a piece of cloth in the neckline of a dress. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-tucker-en-noun-vB2WRH5W
  2. (obsolete) A fuller; one who fulls cloth. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-tucker-en-noun-jRiu~YBQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈtʌkə/ [Received-Pronunciation], [ˈtʰʌkə] [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈtʌkɚ/ [General-American], [ˈtʰʌkɚ] [General-American] Audio: en-au-tucker.ogg Forms: tuckers [present, singular, third-person], tuckering [participle, present], tuckered [participle, past], tuckered [past]
Rhymes: -ʌkə(ɹ) Etymology: From tuck + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|tuck|er}} tuck + -er Head templates: {{en-verb}} tucker (third-person singular simple present tuckers, present participle tuckering, simple past and past participle tuckered)
  1. (slang) To tire out or exhaust a person or animal. Tags: slang Derived forms: tucker out
    Sense id: en-tucker-en-verb-GdjMczx7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 20 30 6 8 27 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 11 27 34 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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        ],
        [
          "tuck",
          "tuck#Etymology_4"
        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(uncountable, colloquial, Australia, New Zealand) Food; tuck."
      ],
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        "colloquial",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English dated terms",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Work that scarcely yields a living wage."
      ],
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        [
          "living wage",
          "living wage"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang, dated) Work that scarcely yields a living wage."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
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        "slang",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtʌkə/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈtʰʌkə]",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtʌkɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈtʰʌkɚ]",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
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    },
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      "homophone": "Tucker"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ʌkə(ɹ)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tucker"
}

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    "English nouns",
    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms with homophones",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:English/ʌkə(ɹ)",
    "Rhymes:English/ʌkə(ɹ)/2 syllables",
    "en:Food and drink"
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      "args": {
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        "4": "",
        "5": "one who dresses or finishes cloth"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "tuckers",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        "English countable nouns",
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1847, Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre, unnumbered page:",
          "text": "“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.”\n“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.”",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1869, Louisa May Alcott, Good Wives, published 1903, page 57:",
          "text": "“Now let us go home, and never mind Aunt March to-day. We can run down there any time, and it′s really a pity to trail through the dust in our best bibs and tuckers, when we are tired and cross.”",
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        }
      ],
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        "Lace or a piece of cloth in the neckline of a dress."
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        "(countable) Lace or a piece of cloth in the neckline of a dress."
      ],
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      ]
    },
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        "A fuller; one who fulls cloth."
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        "(obsolete) A fuller; one who fulls cloth."
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        "obsolete"
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      "ipa": "/ˈtʌkə/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
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      "ipa": "[ˈtʰʌkə]",
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈtʌkɚ/",
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        "General-American"
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    },
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      "homophone": "Tucker"
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      "rhymes": "-ʌkə(ɹ)"
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}

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