TUCKET
Tuck"et, n. Etym: [It toccata a prelude, fr. toccare to touch. See
Toccata, Touch.]
Defn: A slight flourish on a trumpet; a fanfare. [Obs.] Tucket
sonance, the sound of the tucket. [Obs.]
Let the trumpets sound The tucket sonance and the note to mount.
Shak.
TUCKET Tuck"et, n. Etym: [Cf. It. tocchetto a ragout of fish, meat, fr. tocco a bit, morsel, LL. tucetum, tuccetum, a thick gravy.]
Defn: A steak; a collop. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.
TUCK-NET
Tuck"-net`, n.
Defn: See Tuck, n., 2.
TUCK POINTING
Tuck pointing. (Masonry)
Defn: The finishing of joints along the center lines with a narrow ridge of putty or fine lime mortar.
TUCUM
Tu"cum, n. Etym: [So called by the Indians of Brazil.]
Defn: A fine, strong fiber obtained from the young leaves of a Brazilian palm (Astrocaryum vulgare), used for cordage, bowstrings, etc.; also, the plant yielding this fiber. Called also tecum, and tecum fiber.