Dictionary entry

Tuck (5)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Tuck, n. 1. A horizontal sewed fold, such as is made in a garment, to shorten it; a plait.

2. A small net used for taking fish from a larger one; — called also tuck-net.

3. A pull; a lugging. See Tug. Life of A. Wood.

4. (Naut.) The part of a vessel where the ends of the bottom planks meet under the stern.

5. Food; pastry; sweetmeats. T. Hughes.