Tuck-net

2 definitions found

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

  Tuck \Tuck\, n.
     1. A horizontal sewed fold, such as is made in a garment, to
        shorten it; a plait.
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     2. A small net used for taking fish from a larger one; --


        called also {tuck-net}.
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     3. A pull; a lugging. [Obs.] See {Tug}. --Life of A. Wood.
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     4. (Naut.) The part of a vessel where the ends of the bottom
        planks meet under the stern.
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     5. Food; pastry; sweetmeats. [Slang] --T. Hughes.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tuck-net \Tuck"-net`\, n.
     See {Tuck}, n., 2.
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