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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tucker \Tuck"er\, n.
     1. One who, or that which, tucks; specifically, an instrument
        with which tuck are made.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A narrow piece of linen or the like, folded across the


        breast, or attached to the gown at the neck, forming a
        part of a woman's dress in the 17th century and later.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. [See {Tuck}, v. t., 4.] A fuller. [Prov. Eng.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. [Cf. {Tuck}, n., 5.] Daily food; meals; also, food in
        general. [Slang or Colloq.]
  
              Tobacco, matches, and tucker, the latter comprising
              almost anything within the province of food. --C. L.
                                                    Money.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tucker \Tuck"er\, v. t.
     To tire; to weary; -- usually with out. [Colloq. U. S.]
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Tucker
       n 1: United States anarchist influential before World War I
            (1854-1939) [syn: {Benjamin Ricketson Tucker}]
       2: United States vaudevillian (born in Russia) noted for her
          flamboyant performances (1884-1966) [syn: {Sophie Tucker}]
       3: a sewer who tucks
       4: a detachable yoke of linen or lace worn over the breast of a
          low-cut dress
       v : wear out completely; "This kind of work exhausts me"; "I'm
           beat"; "He was all washed up after the exam" [syn: {exhaust},
            {wash up}, {beat}, {tucker out}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  81 Moby Thesaurus words for "tucker":
     C ration, K ration, allotment, allowance, apron, beat, bib, board,
     bread, bread and butter, bugger, burn out, cheer, comestibles,
     commons, creature comfort, cuisine, daily bread, debilitate, do in,
     do up, eatables, edibles, emergency rations, enervate, exhaust,
     fag, fag out, fare, fast food, fatigue, feast, field rations, flag,
     food, food and drink, foodstuff, frazzle, harass, health food,
     ingesta, jade, junk food, kitchen stuff, knock, knock out,
     knock up, meals, meat, mess, overfatigue, overstrain, overtire,
     overweary, pinafore, poop, poop out, prostrate, provender,
     provision, rations, short commons, smock, spread, sustenance,
     table, tire, tire out, tire to death, use up, viands, victuals,
     vittles, weaken, wear, wear down, wear on, wear out, weary, wilt,
     wind
  
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Tucker, AR
    Zip code(s): 72168
  Tucker, GA (CDP, FIPS 77652)
    Location: 33.85460 N, 84.22308 W
    Population (1990): 25781 (10416 housing units)
    Area: 31.1 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 30084
  Tucker, MS (CDP, FIPS 74675)
    Location: 32.70747 N, 89.04890 W
    Population (1990): 459 (124 housing units)
    Area: 9.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Tucker -- U.S. County in West Virginia
     Population (2000):    7321
     Housing Units (2000): 4634
     Land area (2000):     418.871188 sq. miles (1084.871351 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    2.238893 sq. miles (5.798707 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    421.110081 sq. miles (1090.670058 sq. km)
     Located within:       West Virginia (WV), FIPS 54
     Location:             39.128836 N, 79.597109 W
     Headwords:
      Tucker
      Tucker, WV
      Tucker County
      Tucker County, WV
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Tucker, GA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Georgia
     Population (2000):    26532
     Housing Units (2000): 10704
     Land area (2000):     12.015097 sq. miles (31.118957 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.104207 sq. miles (0.269894 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    12.119304 sq. miles (31.388851 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            77652
     Located within:       Georgia (GA), FIPS 13
     Location:             33.851736 N, 84.221524 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     30084
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Tucker, GA
      Tucker
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Tucker, MS -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Mississippi
     Population (2000):    534
     Housing Units (2000): 159
     Land area (2000):     3.646410 sq. miles (9.444158 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.015651 sq. miles (0.040535 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    3.662061 sq. miles (9.484693 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            74675
     Located within:       Mississippi (MS), FIPS 28
     Location:             32.706559 N, 89.055984 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Tucker, MS
      Tucker
  

















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