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tuck-net

Tuck \Tuck\, n.

  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.] See Tug.
    --Life of A. Wood.

  4. (Naut.) The part of a vessel where the ends of the bottom planks meet under the stern.

  5. Food; pastry; sweetmeats. [Slang]
    --T. Hughes.