Comments on: Tuckered Out of Tucker http://www.alphadictionary.com/blog/?p=144 A Blog about Words and Language(s) from alphaDictionary.com Tue, 16 Apr 2013 09:00:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.6 By: JD http://www.alphadictionary.com/blog/?p=144&cpage=1#comment-42663 JD Thu, 19 Jul 2007 10:38:51 +0000 http://www.alphadictionary.com/blog/?p=144#comment-42663 In the UK we use the word 'tuck' instead of 'tucker' to mean food in some instances; for example, a school sweetshop is known as a 'tuckshop'. I don't know whether it is related to the phrasal verb 'to tuck in' - as in 'grub's up - tuck in!' http://engineroomblog.blogspot.com In the UK we use the word ‘tuck’ instead of ‘tucker’ to mean food in some instances; for example, a school sweetshop is known as a ‘tuckshop’. I don’t know whether it is related to the phrasal verb ‘to tuck in’ – as in ‘grub’s up – tuck in!’

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