tucketn.1
/ˈtʌkɪt/, U.S. /ˈtəkət/ archaic.
A flourish on a trumpet; a signal for marching used by cavalry troops. (Cf. sennet n.1) Also figurative.
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society > armed hostility > military organization > signals > [noun] > cavalry signals
mountee1415
tucket1605
boute-selle1628
boot and saddle1697
watering call1798
stable-call1889
stable1908
society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > music on specific instrument > [noun] > wind music > trumpet-call
point of war1578
tucket1605
leveta1640
war-note1805
trumpet-call1808
trumpet-clang1808
trumpet-blast1837
1605 1st Pt. Jeronimo sig. D3v (stage direct.) A Tucket within. Spa. How now, what means this trumpets sound?
a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry V (1623) iv. ii. 35 Then let the Trumpets sound The Tucket Sonnance, and the Note to mount. View more context for this quotation
a1616 W. Shakespeare Richard II (1623) i. iii. 25 (stage direct.) Tucket. Enter Hereford, and Harold.
a1616 W. Shakespeare All's Well that ends Well (1623) iii. v. (stage direct.) A Tucket afarre off. Enter old Widdow of Florence [etc.] . View more context for this quotation
1623 J. Webster Deuils Law-case v. vi. (stage direct.) Two tuckets by several trumpets.
1625 G. Markham Souldiers Accidence 61 The fourth [sound or signal given by the trumpet] is, Tucquet, or March; Which being hearde simplie of it selfe..Commands nothing but Marching after the Leader.
1889 W. B. Squire in Grove Dict. Music IV. 184.
1891 G. Meredith One of our Conquerors II. x. 243 A tucket of herald newspapers told the world of Victor's returning to his London.
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tucketn.2
/ˈtʌkɪt/, U.S. /ˈtəkət/ local U.S.
A small ear of Indian corn in the unripe milky stage.
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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > cereal, corn, or grain > [noun] > maize > head, cob, ear, or inflorescence
tassel1646
roasting ear1651
nubbin1692
grappe1693
cob1702
corn-cob1787
spike1800
ear leaf1835
maize ear1855
tucket1874
ear bud1901
1874 J. T. Trowbridge Coupon Bonds 253 He had made, during the day, frequent deposits of green corn, of the diminutive species called tucket.
1889 J. S. Farmer Americanisms Tucket, the young green ear of Indian corn. Gathered when soft, and cooked in milk.
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tucketn.3
Erroneous form of tucet n. a steak, a collop.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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