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tuck-point
ˈtuck-point, v. [f. tuck n.1 + point v.1] To point or fill up the joints of (brickwork) with coloured mortar, grooved with a narrow groove, which is filled with fine white lime putty, allowed to project slightly. Hence tuck-pointer, -pointing.1881 Tuck pointing [see pointing vbl. n.1 5]. 1893 Law Ti... Oxford English Dictionary
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tucke
▪ I. tuck, n.1 (tʌk) Forms: 4–7 tucke, 9 Sc. towk, 6– tuck. [f. tuck v.1, in various senses.] 1. A fold or pleat in drapery; † in quot. 1613, a plait of the hair (obs.); now spec. a flattened fold (or one of several parallel folds) in a garment, secured by stitching, either to shorten the article or... Oxford English Dictionary
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