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tucker

[tuhk-er] / ˈtʌk ər /








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I will take my French mastiff Rosie for a hike at Fryman Canyon to tucker her out for the day and also just feel like I moved on a Sunday.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 28, 2025

"Goannas are significant cultural totems for Traditional Owners across northern Australia, and an important bush tucker food," Dr Ward-Fear says.

From Science Daily Apr. 9, 2024

She has experience of bush tucker trials, having appeared on I'm A Celebrity's spin-off show, Extra Camp, where she was made to eat sheep brains.

From BBC Oct. 31, 2022

The duchess joked that she thought she was "in trouble" and that they were going to make her do one of their "tucker trials."

From Fox News Oct. 19, 2021

“Gods, I’m exhausted. There’s nothing like the certain knowledge of your own death to tucker you out.”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

In their best bibs and tuckers, Hollywood's finest lined up with Britain's luvvie elite to tussle over, to quote Billy Connolly, "a death mask on a stick".

From The Guardian Feb. 14, 2013

Gonzalez Videla's old ambassadorial friend from Vichy, Admiral William D. Leahy, the vice presidents from Argentina, Peru and Brazil all turned up in their best bibs & tuckers.

From Time Magazine Archive

They appear to be in their holiday toggery—best bibs and tuckers.

From The White Gauntlet by Mayne Reid

Students and their friends had turned up in their best bibs and tuckers.

From The Story of Louie by Oliver [pseud.] Onions

Agnes and Catherine Johnstone were invited to take tea with some friends at Lowton last Thursday, and I gave them leave to put on clean tuckers for the occasion.”

From Jane Eyre by F. H. Townsend

Labs are happiest in an active household, but when they’re tuckered out, prepare yourself for a cuddle fest — and to be amazed at how much space one dog can take up in your bed.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2025

Other than everybody just getting tuckered out — perpetual conflict can be exhausting — the reality is that Sawant has always been more story than substance.

From Seattle Times Jan. 21, 2023

Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge On one day of my testing, the regular iPhone 13 made it from 7am to midnight before it tuckered out.

From The Verge Sep. 21, 2021

Because Chloe gets pretty tuckered out walking long distances, she rode in the stroller from place to place and walked in her walker when we got to our destination.

From Washington Post Jan. 2, 2015

“You all tuckered out. Sleep now. Go to sleep.”

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

I wuz most melted too, for St. Louis weather is tuckering to them that can't stand heat.

From Samantha at the St. Louis Exposition by Marietta Holley

Presently, however, they slowed down to a "dog trot" at the suggestion of Clifford Long, who warned his fellow Scouts against "tuckering themselves out."

From Campfire Girls in the Allegheny Mountains or, A Christmas Success against Odds by Stella M. Francis

There, in the half-shade, he saw the horse standing, the sunshine and the tuckering shadow of leaves dancing over his brown body.

From The Prussian Officer by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence




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