Tuck /(?)/

1. A long, narrow sword; a rapier. [Obs.]

   He wore large hose, and a tuck, as it was then called, or rapier, of tremendous length.

1. The beat of a drum.

imp. & p. p. Tucked; p. pr. & vb. n. Tucking

1. 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.
2. To make a tuck or tucks in; as, to tuck a dress.
3. 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.
4. To full, as cloth. [Prov. Eng.]

1. To contract; to draw together. [Obs.]

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. [Obs.]
4. The part of a vessel where the ends of the bottom planks meet under the stern. (Naut.)
5. Food; pastry; sweetmeats. [Slang]