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tucker

[tuhk-er] / ˈtʌk ər /








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Pearce also starts the party late, so the dance party before the rave can tucker kids out before he takes the stage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2025

"Goannas are significant cultural totems for Traditional Owners across northern Australia, and an important bush tucker food," Dr Ward-Fear says.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 9, 2024

In the jungle, Nella has screamed her way through creepy-crawly and snake-infested bush tucker trials.

From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2023

The duchess joked that she thought she was "in trouble" and that they were going to make her do one of their "tucker trials."

From Fox News ● Oct. 19, 2021

“Gods, I’m exhausted. There’s nothing like the certain knowledge of your own death to tucker you out.”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

In their best bibs and tuckers, Hollywood's finest lined up with Britain's luvvie elite to tussle over, to quote Billy Connolly, "a death mask on a stick".

From The Guardian ● Feb. 14, 2013

Gonzalez Videla's old ambassadorial friend from Vichy, Admiral William D. Leahy, the vice presidents from Argentina, Peru and Brazil all turned up in their best bibs & tuckers.

From Time Magazine Archive

It is useful for tuckers for evening dresses or handkerchief borders.

From Beeton's Book of Needlework by Mrs. (Isabella Mary) Beeton

Students and their friends had turned up in their best bibs and tuckers.

From The Story of Louie by Oliver [pseud.] Onions

Two caps, two pairs ruffles, two tuckers, bibs, and aprons, if fashionable.

From From Farm House to the White House The life of George Washington, his boyhood, youth, manhood, public and private life and services by William M. (William Makepeace) Thayer

Labs are happiest in an active household, but when they’re tuckered out, prepare yourself for a cuddle fest — and to be amazed at how much space one dog can take up in your bed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2025

Other than everybody just getting tuckered out — perpetual conflict can be exhausting — the reality is that Sawant has always been more story than substance.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 21, 2023

And on Tuesday, he was so tuckered from his 121-pitch no-hit bid six days earlier, that Manager Dusty Baker took him out after just 93 pitches.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 28, 2017

Meanwhile, Daenerys Targaryen, the most anime of all Game of Thrones characters, is off who-knows-where with Drogon, who is understandably tuckered out after their great escape.

From The Verge ● Jun. 16, 2015

What if he was slightly tuckered out from the first attempt or from eating several delicious blackberry Snow Delights?

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

Presently, however, they slowed down to a "dog trot" at the suggestion of Clifford Long, who warned his fellow Scouts against "tuckering themselves out."

From Campfire Girls in the Allegheny Mountains or, A Christmas Success against Odds by Stella M. Francis

There, in the half-shade, he saw the horse standing, the sunshine and the tuckering shadow of leaves dancing over his brown body.

From The Prussian Officer by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence

I wuz most melted too, for St. Louis weather is tuckering to them that can't stand heat.

From Samantha at the St. Louis Exposition by Marietta Holley


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