E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Tucker.
Food. “A tuck in,” a cram of food. (See above.)
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“‘No,’ said Palliser, ‘we’ve no food.’ ‘By Jove!’ said the other, ‘I’ll search creation for tucker to-night. Give me your gun.’”—Watson: The Web of the Spider, chap. xii.
