From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Tuck \Tuck\, n. [Cf. Tocsin.] The beat of a drum. --Scot. [1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Tuck \Tuck\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tucked; p. pr. & vb. n. Tucking.] [OE. tukken, LG. tukken to pull up, tuck up, entice; akin to OD. tocken to entice, G. zucken to draw with a short and quick motion, and E. tug. See Tug.] 1. To draw up; to shorten; to fold under; to press into a narrower compass; as, to tuck the bedclothes in; to tuck up one's sleeves. [1913 Webster] 2. To make a tuck or tucks in; as, to tuck a dress. [1913 Webster] 3. To inclose; to put within; to press into a close place; as, to tuck a child into a bed; to tuck a book under one's arm, or into a pocket. [1913 Webster] 4. [Perhaps originally, to strike, beat: cf. F. toquer to touch. Cf. Tocsin.] To full, as cloth. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Tuck \Tuck\, v. i. To contract; to draw together. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Tuck \Tuck\, n. 1. A horizontal sewed fold, such as is made in a garment, to shorten it; a plait. [1913 Webster] 2. A small net used for taking fish from a larger one; -- called also tuck-net. [1913 Webster] 3. A pull; a lugging. [Obs.] See Tug. --Life of A. Wood. [1913 Webster] 4. (Naut.) The part of a vessel where the ends of the bottom planks meet under the stern. [1913 Webster] 5. Food; pastry; sweetmeats. [Slang] --T. Hughes. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Tuck \Tuck\, n. [F. estoc; cf. It. stocco; both of German origin, and akin to E. stock. See Stock.] A long, narrow sword; a rapier. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster] He wore large hose, and a tuck, as it was then called, or rapier, of tremendous length. --Sir W. Scot. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: tuck n 1: eatables (especially sweets) 2: (sports) a bodily position adopted in some sports (such as diving or skiing) in which the knees are bent and the thighs are drawn close to the chest 3: a narrow flattened pleat or fold that is stitched in place 4: a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges [syn: rapier, tuck] v 1: fit snugly into; "insert your ticket into the slot"; "tuck your shirttail in" [syn: tuck, insert] 2: make a tuck or several folds in; "tuck the fabric"; "tuck in the sheet" 3: draw together into folds or puckers [syn: gather, pucker, tuck]