| 释义 |
tuck·er
I. \ˈtəkə(r)\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English touker, from tuken, touken to tuck + -er — more at tuck
1. : one that tucks: as
a.
(1) : an attachment on a sewing machine for making tucks
(2) : an operator of a tucker attachment — called also corder, pleater
b. : the mechanism of a hay press or baler that folds in the hay to make the outside of the bales neat and square
2. : a piece of lace or cloth used to fill in the low neckline of a dress : chemisette — compare bib and tucker
3. chiefly Australia : food
4. : square dance; especially : a square dance in which there is a dancer without a partner
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: tuck (I) + -er (freq. suffix as in batter)
: exhaust
< it tuckered me, that act — A.B.Guthrie >
— often used with out
< plain tuckered out — Laura Krey >
Synonyms: see tire |