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tuck

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tuck
1. the part of a vessel where the after ends of the planking or plating meet at the sternpost
2. a position of the body in certain dives in which the legs are bent with the knees drawn up against the chest and tightly clasped
tuck
A recess in a horizontal mortar joint which is raked out to provide for tuck pointing.
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"I am but a poor anchorite, a curtall friar," said the other, whistling to his pack, "by name Friar Tuck of Fountain's Dale.
Robin Hood by McSpadden, J. Walker View in context
"Why," said they, "should we be all the time tucking you out with food when you do nothing to tuck us out?
Fables by Aesop View in context
Let me tuck it beneath mine arm along with mine own.
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Pyle, Howard View in context
 
 
 
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