'Tuck-net' definitions:

Definition of 'Tuck-net'

From: GCIDE
  • Tuck-net \Tuck"-net`\, n. See Tuck, n., 2. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'tuck-net'

From: 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]