† thucke Obs. rare—1.
[Origin uncertain.
It anwers in sense to Ger. tücke fem., mischievous trick, MHG. tuck, also duck, blow, knock, cunning stroke, knavery; and duck, if the original form, would answer to an Eng. *þuck. Stratmann compares ON. þykkr, thwack, blow; OE. tucian to treat badly, harm, has also been compared; but that gave tuke, tuc in Ancren R.]
A malicious trick.
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