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bib and tucker

noun as in clothing

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“I was born with a boy’s spirit under my bib and tucker,” wrote Miss Alcott in 1856.

Stravagante 10-3 Ballos 7-2 Ol Man River 9-2 Festive Fare 9-2 Mr Singh 10-1 Magic Dancer 12-1 Father Christmas 20-1 View the King Edward VII betting AP McCoy looking dapper in his best bib and tucker during the Royal Procession earlier today.

Stravagante 10-3 Ballos 7-2 Ol Man River 9-2 Festive Fare 9-2 Mr Singh 10-1 Magic Dancer 12-1 Father Christmas 20-1 View the King Edward VII betting AP McCoy looking dapper in his best bib and tucker during the Royal Procession earlier today.

As for the name, “a bib and tucker was the finest wardrobe a gentleman could put together back in the day, which was the late 1800s," he explains. "Remember the show ‘Beverly Hillbillies?’

My dad Bill was on a night shift so he came home, got me and my brother Kevin out of bed, got us dressed in our best bib and tucker and took us down to the station to have our picture taken.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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