| 单词 | tucker |
| 例句 | “I’m going to hit the hay,” and “It’s brass monkeys out there,” and “Let’s rustle up some tucker.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Sugar, now don’t you trip over that, you’re tuckered out, it’s plain to see.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z We were tuckered out, as my mother would say. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z That night Mary Alice went up to bed early, tuckered out. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z It took her about five minutes to finish a five-digit number and by then she was tuckered out. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Ah, there she is. All tuckered out. Finally did the math, did you, sweetheart? Worked out you won’t be going in alone? And now you’re here to ask me...what?” he says. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “So tuckered out he fell asleep,” the boy said to himself. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z My long tramp through the mud left me tuckered out and just too worldly-wise to go along with the teen scene. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “You look tuckered. Let’s get you to bed.” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I don’t work nowhere near as hard as Mr. Leroy, but that don’t matter, I was good and tuckered out. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “Gods, I’m exhausted. There’s nothing like the certain knowledge of your own death to tucker you out.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “You all tuckered out. Sleep now. Go to sleep.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The songs are vivid but tuckered out, obsessed with the bittersweet side of freedom, and they couldn’t be more starkly rendered. Playlist: Music From Kris Kristofferson, Jamie Lidell and ?Treme? 2010-05-16T14:06:00Z Recently, tuckered out by the demands of being a social-media influencer and hurt by not making headway on her second novel, she just wants a rest. ‘Mack & Rita’ Review: 70 Is the New 30 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z Last night celebrities, knights of the realm, showgirls and acrobats donned their best bib and tucker to celebrate the opening of the Edinburgh film festival. Edinburgh film festival opening night: premiere of The Illusionist 2010-06-17T12:09:00Z But by the time it was reincarnated as a short-lived musical in 1979, “Mama” looked plumb tuckered out, a sticky-sweet relic in an age obsessed with more dysfunctional domesticity. Theater Review: ‘I Remember Mama’ Reminisces at the Gym at Judson 2014-03-31T02:00:01Z She is exhausting and exhilarating to observe, and she must be truly tuckered out after each performance. Review: ‘Scenes From an Execution’ Features Jan Maxwell as a Difficult Artist 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z And here, to sound the final trumpet, is one last musical, a show that appropriately expresses how many a dedicated theatergoer must be feeling right now: plumb tuckered out. Theater Review: ?Leap of Faith,? With Ra?l Esparza at St. James Theater 2012-04-27T02:00:15Z Because Chloe gets pretty tuckered out walking long distances, she rode in the stroller from place to place and walked in her walker when we got to our destination. My 5-year-old uses a walker. That’s even more reason to show her the world. 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z In their best bibs and tuckers, Hollywood's finest lined up with Britain's luvvie elite to tussle over, to quote Billy Connolly, "a death mask on a stick". Close up: Baftas 2013 2013-02-14T16:50:35Z “I was born with a boy’s spirit under my bib and tucker,” wrote Miss Alcott in 1856. Notes From the Book Review Archives 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z The grandly sizzling New Orleans funk band might be a little tuckered out after its Mardi Gras gig at Tipitina’s in the Crescent City, but Seattle fans will surely buoy up the boys. The Week Ahead: ‘The Lion King,’ Lake Street Dive 2014-03-05T21:56:33Z Like Yael Farber’s current revival of Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible,” at the Old Vic in London, this production made me feel the full primal force of a piece I had wrongly concluded was tuckered out. Nina Arianda and Sam Rockwell Star in ‘Fool for Love’ 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z “I decided to take the backseat and just let them tucker themselves out,” she said, referring to commentary from conservative figures and upset Bud Light drinkers. Dylan Mulvaney is back on social media amid anti-trans backlash to Bud Light partnership 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z Other than everybody just getting tuckered out — perpetual conflict can be exhausting — the reality is that Sawant has always been more story than substance. Seattle’s Kshama Sawant was a tale for our time, but the story fizzled 2023-01-21T05:00:00Z The 31-year-old has had previous experience of bush tucker trials, having appeared on I'm A Celebrity's spin-off show, Extra Camp, where she was made to eat sheep brains. I'm A Celebrity: Olivia Attwood withdraws on medical grounds 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z She has experience of bush tucker trials, having appeared on I'm A Celebrity's spin-off show, Extra Camp, where she was made to eat sheep brains. I'm A Celebrity 2022: Mike Tindall, Boy George and Chris Moyles in line-up 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z B. “I don’t know — I’m still tuckered out from certifying the presidential election.” Your summer politics quiz 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z "Someone like smalls appearing on his show only gives tucker credibility he doesnt deserve." Amazon union organizer's appearance on Fox News with Tucker Carlson sparks debate 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z At least these two weren’t too tuckered out to give Date Lab a go. Date Lab: This ‘Bread Daddy’ kept things light 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z The duchess joked that she thought she was "in trouble" and that they were going to make her do one of their "tucker trials." Kate Middleton launches ‘Taking Action on Addiction’ campaign: 'We can all play our part in helping this work' 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z As an Indigenous Australian, he is also entitled to keep some of the meat — known locally as “bush tucker” — which he shares with elders who are too old to join the hunt. ‘Kangaroos Are Not Shoes’ campaign lands awkwardly in Australia’s outback 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z And if all that has you all tuckered out, take a nap on the grass. Presidents Cup 2017: 15 things to do on Sunday at Liberty National -- other than watch golf - Golf Digest 2017-09-30T04:00:00Z And on Tuesday, he was so tuckered from his 121-pitch no-hit bid six days earlier, that Manager Dusty Baker took him out after just 93 pitches. Perspective | Wake up, Washington. Mad Max is must-see, and you’re missing it. 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z Are they still tuckered from their brilliance last season? Perspective | A potential playoff preview? Nationals-Cubs not quite as good a matchup these days. 2017-06-25T04:00:00Z As a boy, Mr. Rowlands, the park ranger, hunted for “bush tucker” after school, catching wild goanna, the native monitor lizards, and snakes to cook over a pit of hot ash like his Aboriginal ancestors. How Does an Australian Town of 100 Attract Tourists? A Music Festival and Camel Pie 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z “Good tucker,” said Mr. Wonaeamirri, using a popular Australian word for food. Allure of Aboriginal Island Art, Made in Isolation, Reaches Across Oceans 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z It just may be, some specialists in this field say, that the bees are like many modern workers: They are stressed, and get tuckered out. The Head-Scratching Case of the Vanishing Bees 2014-09-28T04:00:00Z Seeing how sad and tuckered out Johanna looked, I felt all choked up. Jeffrey Eugenides: “Find the Bad Guy.” 2013-11-11T05:00:00Z But it is also full of edible plants and animals, a veritable smorgasbord of Australian "bush tucker", if you know where to find it. Bush tucker on the menu with Australian border patrol unit 2013-07-31T10:09:03Z Exhaustion can come in one of two ways: either the supply is exhausted, or the body simply is too tuckered out. Mayors Can’t Smoke Crack! 2013-05-29T08:45:00Z Heather Theobald said her mother directed activities at a nursing home and her stepfather used to be a tucker. Cancer patient, wife on board plane that crashed in New York 2013-05-27T00:16:09Z Episode one sees him team up with an Aboriginal family in Australia to seek bush tucker. TV highlights 24/05/2012 2012-05-23T19:00:02Z Again, he has, I believe, somewhere spoken of the uneasy effect of the tucker of the Titian’s Mistress, bursting with the full treasures it contains. Winterslow Essays and Characters Written There 2012-03-27T02:00:25.647Z Then will you please----" with a charming shyness, "pick me a nosegay to put in my tucker, as my lady's beaux used to do? Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z "That may be but a very little," she answered, letting her eyes fall coyly, and affecting to handle the tucker of her low ruff. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z I reckon he knew how to keep his arms going until he got tuckered out. Phil Bradley's Snow-shoe Trail The Mountain Boys in the Canada Wilds 2012-02-27T03:00:13.497Z "To-morrow all the officers will be here, and I am to wear my hair curled, and my pink dress and tucker, with separate sleeves of silver gauze!" Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z What next? why whenever the brat is in the world I shall rock cradle, and t' other knave will wash tucker and bib. The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z "I'm kinder tuckered out," he added a moment later. The Code of the Mountains 2012-01-07T03:00:15.050Z Of course you mean well," she said crisply; "but if I was you I'd take a rest; I'm afraid you're getting all tuckered out doing so much. And So They Were Married 2012-01-05T03:00:34.437Z A mincing damsel in a lace tucker conducted them to their seats, which were situated in the fourth row of an unpeopled desert of stalls. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z Stranger," said Stiles, stepping aside and eying the intruder critically, "I don't know who or what you are, but I do know that yo' look plumb tuckered out. On Secret Service Detective-Mystery Stories Based on Real Cases Solved By Government Agents 2011-11-26T03:00:14.947Z “I was starting to get a little tuckered at the end,” Wideman said. Roman Hamrlik injured in Capitals? loss to Devils 2011-11-13T04:55:04Z Students and their friends had turned up in their best bibs and tuckers. The Story of Louie 2011-10-26T02:00:27.053Z When the attorney came, she had on her "best bib and tucker," and never looked lovelier. Octavia The Octoroon 2011-09-26T02:00:30.547Z At first the whole thing knocked me sideways; it was tucker I couldn't digest. My Lord Duke 2011-09-09T02:01:11.940Z They went singly and in pairs, and they “humped swag and tucker” when they had no donkeys to pack. The Outspan Tales of South Africa 2011-08-31T02:01:41.410Z I’ve got a Yankee side to me as well as a Southern side; sometimes I get tuckered out tryin’ to combine ’em.” The Wayfarers 2011-08-28T02:00:32.867Z Now, I mind a case once, where a schooner's crew mutinied ten days out from Sydney, their tucker not bein' good enough for 'em forrard. In Strange Company A Story of Chili and the Southern Seas 2011-08-16T02:00:46.397Z Some pinch the tucker, and some smooth the smock. The History of the Life and Adventures of Mr. Duncan Campell A Gentlen, who, tho' Deaf and Dumb, Writes down any Stranger's name at first Sight; 2011-08-14T02:00:22.973Z Glory, the tucker's out of them!" cried Jack Jaikes, "give them a volley—Henry rifles to the front. A Tatter of Scarlet Adventurous Episodes of the Commune in the Midi 1871 2011-08-04T02:00:19.957Z To tell you the truth, I shall be rather relieved; my mistress requires a fresh tucker to be put into the dress she means to wear this evening, and I have not quite finished it. A Very Naughty Girl 2011-07-27T02:00:30.947Z Put your best leg forward, boys, and don't let on that any of you are near tuckered out. Camp Fires of the Wolf Patrol 2011-07-26T02:00:18.713Z Well, Rose, you must be about tuckered out. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 4, September 1893 2011-07-21T02:00:22.737Z They had wondered where they would put the lace as a bit of trimming, and had decided for frills at the elbows and a tucker in the V-shaped neck of the blouse. The Black Opal 2011-07-13T02:00:16.323Z There was a frilling, or ruche, or tucker, about the throat that I think had been sewn into it three weeks before. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z Justice was tuckered out, I could see that, and I began to worry for fear his strenuous efforts would lay him up. The Camp Fire Girls on the Open Road or, Glorify Work 2011-06-23T02:00:25.403Z No work of any kind was going on for more than one-tenth of the people who looked for employment, and any one who wanted a man might easily get him for his "tucker." Missing Friends Being the Adventures of a Danish Emigrant in Queensland (1871-1880) 2011-06-15T02:00:22.810Z All preparations had been made; a month’s “tucker” for two had been provided. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z Ye were pretty well tuckered out, lad, so the nap 'ill do ye a world of good. If Any Man Sin 2011-06-12T02:00:05.887Z Get a brush-hook and axe, and a good load o' tucker, and bog in like a man. From Chart House to Bush Hut Being the Record of a Sailor's 7 Years in the Queensland Bush 2011-06-08T02:00:16.290Z He 'd had watchers more 'n three weeks, an' Keziah was all tuckered out, an' mother too. A Cry in the Wilderness 2011-06-01T02:00:28.933Z Then her wooden clock struck, it distracted her somehow, and her indignation abated; the girl got up, bathed her red eyes, and went to the glass to straighten her crisp locks and limp tucker. Old Kensington 2011-05-29T02:00:09.797Z Abby was a slender girl of fifteen, in a short-waisted gingham gown, with a muslin tucker, dimity apron, and morocco shoes on a pair of small feet demurely crossed before her. Spinning-Wheel Stories 2011-05-28T02:00:23.707Z I am now nigh on eighty years old, and yet, except getting tuckered out easier than I used to, I believe I feel jest about as smart as I did when I was a boy. Letters of Major Jack Downing, of the Downingville Militia 2011-05-22T02:00:13.943Z Afterwards one of us would tramp two miles or so to where the storekeeper's cart came out, for the week's tucker. From Chart House to Bush Hut Being the Record of a Sailor's 7 Years in the Queensland Bush 2011-06-08T02:00:16.290Z I hurriedly dismounted and loosened the lariat so that he could get his breath and found that he was pretty well tuckered out. Little Pills, An Army Story Being Some Experiences of a United States Army Medical Officer on the Frontier Nearly a Half Century Ago 2011-04-28T02:00:13.453Z He smiled impartially from their various tuckers; and, indeed, many of the youthful possessors of those little gilt lockets are true to this day to their early impressions. Old Kensington 2011-05-29T02:00:09.797Z They appear to be in their holiday toggery—best bibs and tuckers. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z Not that I have quite emptied it, though; I may be a devil, but I never clean a man out quite; so you'll find enough left to get you a night's lodging and some tucker. At Large 2011-03-27T02:00:14.907Z I tramped on, trying place after place, offering to work for tucker just for experience, which only succeeded in arousing suspicion. From Chart House to Bush Hut Being the Record of a Sailor's 7 Years in the Queensland Bush 2011-06-08T02:00:16.290Z Mrs. Lecks and Mrs. Aleshine put on their best bibs and tuckers, and Mr. Enderton assumed his most clerical air as he stood behind a table in the parlor and married Ruth and me. The Casting Away of Mrs. Lecks and Mrs. Aleshine 2011-03-15T02:00:14.097Z Esther always was a simpleton—ran away, and all that, before she was out of her bibs and tuckers. Sharing Her Crime 2011-03-04T03:00:54.907Z BY Jingo!” said the Idiot, as he wearily took his place at the breakfast-table the other morning, “but I’m just regularly tuckered out.” The Genial Idiot His Views and Reviews 2011-02-18T03:00:20.773Z Presently Monsieur Station Master, and Madame Station Master, and little Station Master fils appeared, each in best bib and tucker, and led the way across the fields, to a little thatched farmhouse two miles distant. London Days A Book of Reminiscences 2011-01-03T03:01:01.297Z It was £1 a week and tucker then, and the barracks were great barns, sub-divided into sties by walls of corrugated iron, whitewashed, depressing, hideous as the walls of Hell. From Chart House to Bush Hut Being the Record of a Sailor's 7 Years in the Queensland Bush 2011-06-08T02:00:16.290Z What with the divin' an' this last job, I'm tuckered out. A Runaway Brig; or, An Accidental Cruise 2011-01-02T03:00:16.390Z Deirdre had packed his tucker bag; his blanket was rolled up to strap on his saddle. The Pioneers 2010-12-20T17:12:11.787Z “I kin tell that you girls are all tuckered out,” she said when the task was finished. Hoofbeats on the Turnpike 2010-12-20T17:11:45.463Z “She’s a good worker and I’m tuckered out trying to keep up this big place and take in tourists.” The Vanishing Houseboat 2010-12-20T17:11:37.787Z With typical Australian hospitality he not only granted it at once, but insisted on my sharing his tucker as well. From Chart House to Bush Hut Being the Record of a Sailor's 7 Years in the Queensland Bush 2011-06-08T02:00:16.290Z “They did tucker out,” Oregon center Jordan Holmes said of the Stanford players. No. 4 Oregon 52, No. 9 Stanford 31: Oregon on Top of Pac-10, With Sky the Limit 2010-10-03T05:57:00Z “Mister,” she said, “I’m nearly tuckered out and ’bout starved. The Girl From Tim's Place The women proved that they had not left all their finery in the States, while nearly every child was in its best bib and tucker. Pioneering in Cuba A Narrative of the Settlement of La Gloria, the First American Colony in Cuba, and the Early Experiences of the Pioneers Well, I vum! you must be clean tuckered out to cry like that! Life on the Stage I had heard a lot of this district, and thought it a good opportunity to see it and earn tucker as well, so I volunteered. From Chart House to Bush Hut Being the Record of a Sailor's 7 Years in the Queensland Bush 2011-06-08T02:00:16.290Z Remember this, Jack; a fresh center that knows the game, even if he is slow, is better than a tuckered one. The Crimson Sweater "They've put on their best bibs and tuckers for you," she cried. Patricia Brent, Spinster Snowy "tuckers" of crimped muslin were sewn into the neck and wrists of her gown, and she wore an apron with a bib; an old-fashioned apron, guiltless of bows or lace. Under the Mendips A Tale You can feel him flop over, clean tuckered out with kicking and working his arms. Careers of Danger and Daring On Sundays we tramped in for tucker and spent best part of the day at the open house his hospitable parents kept. From Chart House to Bush Hut Being the Record of a Sailor's 7 Years in the Queensland Bush 2011-06-08T02:00:16.290Z I—I reckon I’m clean beat and tuckered out.” The Sun Maid A Story of Fort Dearborn And now," said Patricia, "I must run upstairs and see that my best bib and tucker are in proper condition to be worn before my fianc�. Patricia Brent, Spinster I had poor mother’s lace tucker and her coronet comb.’ Rewards and Fairies The tucker is much better, as well as the handkerchief, and is to the other what the young lady is to the servant. A Century of English Essays An Anthology Ranging from Caxton to R. L. Stevenson & the Writers of Our Own Time I won't say anything about the strike, but, well—a pound a week and tucker isn't much, now is it? From Chart House to Bush Hut Being the Record of a Sailor's 7 Years in the Queensland Bush 2011-06-08T02:00:16.290Z I suppose she’ll be a wondrous sight in her ‘best bib and tucker.’ Frances of the Ranges The Old Ranchman's Treasure You see, Dave was so tuckered out from cold and want of sleep that he had to warm up with a drink or two, and so forgot his business. The Frontiersman A Tale of the Yukon "I declare, I never knew what being tuckered out was before," said Si. Si Klegg, Book 2 (of 6) Thru The Stone River Campaign And In Winter Quarters At Murfreesboro "Say, boss, does Mr. Benjamin Hopkins live up here?" he asked between breaths, for the five flights had tuckered him. Cupid's Middleman "Well, what are you going to do about tucker?" said I. "Reckon the best thing we can do is to have what you sailor blokes call a tarpaulin muster," said Jim. From Chart House to Bush Hut Being the Record of a Sailor's 7 Years in the Queensland Bush 2011-06-08T02:00:16.290Z My goodness! if for nothing else I’d come to see how she looks in her ‘best bib and tucker’ and how that queer old man acts when he is what he calls ‘all dolled up.’ Frances of the Ranges The Old Ranchman's Treasure Jupiter might as soon keep awake when Juno came in best bib and tucker, and with the cestus of Venus, to get him to sleep. Household Papers and Stories In what a dissolute condition la jeune France, with all its bibs and tuckers, must certainly be! The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 3, March, 1852 He showed me how to thread bobbin and needle, how to operate ruffler and tucker, and also how to turn off and on the electric current which operated the machinery. The Long Day The Story of a New York Working Girl As Told by Herself Fifty acres of grass, well fenced, will, at agistment, bring in tucker and a bit over after the first year, even if you don't use it yourself. From Chart House to Bush Hut Being the Record of a Sailor's 7 Years in the Queensland Bush 2011-06-08T02:00:16.290Z The malicious rumor, by-the-way, which declared that she wore a bib and tucker at the time of Jackson’s war with the United States Bank, was wickedly false. Stories by American Authors, Volume 3 He was sittin' in a yard chair, all tuckered out, and shuck hands all round, and said he's glad to see us. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves. Texas Narratives, Part 2 "The lady that sighted our boy out," said he, "she'll be Miss What's-her-name that come on at the Hospital—her with the clean white tucker...." When Ghost Meets Ghost Lord knows I'm willin' to keep on, but I'm jest about tuckered out. Two Little Women But I get me tucker out of it, an' me bitter 'baccy, an' that; an'---well, it's "near-enough," an' so I stick at it.' The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography Go along, child, put on your best bib and tucker.” Aurora the Magnificent Before the Doctor could reply, around the corner of the house, bringing little Kenyon Adams in his best bib and tucker, came the lofty figure of Mrs. Nesbit. In the Heart of a Fool Maggie was frowning, and twisting her shoulders, that she might, if possible, shrink away from the prickliest of tuckers; while her mother was saying, "Don't, Maggie, my dear—don't look so ugly!" Tom and Maggie Tulliver I’m pretty well tuckered out, and these feathers get in one’s nose so. Officer 666 And Diana followed at a little distance, driving Prince; Mrs. Starling declaring herself "tuckered out." Diana “Oh, my best bib and tucker!” wailed Aurora. Aurora the Magnificent It is all settled; and you are to have a new slip, and crape tucker and apron, and a best black cap. The Fairchild Family As for Lucy, she was just as pretty and neat as she had been yesterday, and she looked with wondering pity at Maggie pouting and writhing under the tucker. Tom and Maggie Tulliver And the animal herself, untamed, unchecked, frothing at her bit, her sides a-lather with foam, her barrel tuckered like that of a finely trained race-horse, rushed blindly on. The Night Riders A Romance of Early Montana “In spectacles, tucker and flower’d-chintz gown, Who always half smiled when trying to frown.” Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) Folk-Lore, Fables, And Fairy Tales Beatrix was ordering her ribbons, and adjusting her tucker, and performing a dozen provoking pretty ceremonies, before the glass. Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges Each man has got his little parcel of bread or biscuit and meat, tied up firmly in flax, and fastened to his belt; but besides this, the bush is affording us other kinds of tucker. Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand Then yard-arm and yard-arm, the frigate with her canvas canopy of upper sails furled, and the brig in her best bib and tucker, they both filled away and moved side by side. Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life The mare was foaming at the mouth, and a lather of sweat dripped from her tuckered flanks. The Night Riders A Romance of Early Montana Sax superintended the tucker—a slab of damper, or a Johnny-cake, and a chunk of salt meat for each man. In the Musgrave Ranges Tell her to fill a jug with a quart of beer, and a basket with tucker of sorts. The Tale of Timber Town There were lace frills to her puffed sleeves, and a lace tucker, with a pretty bow on one shoulder. A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia Two caps, two pairs ruffles, two tuckers, bibs, and aprons, if fashionable. From Farm House to the White House The life of George Washington, his boyhood, youth, manhood, public and private life and services “I guess I will, Paul, because I’m nearly tuckered out,” admitted the persistent worker, as he handed the implement over, and pushed back, though still remaining in the hole. The Banner Boy Scouts Snowbound A Tour on Skates and Iceboats He's too tuckered out an' too well fed. The Brass Bound Box “The thing that I’m most interested in, at this present moment,”—the goldsmith took up his heavy “swag”—“is tucker.” The Tale of Timber Town Faith had a bad headache, I guess the job of gittin’ that information into Mr. Pomper’s head had tuckered her out, so I and my pardner sot off alone. Samantha at Coney Island and a Thousand Other Islands Mr. Nason and his sister are coming here Monday," said she to Aunt Susan, "and we must put on our best bib and tucker, I suppose. Uncle Terry A Story of the Maine Coast I own up that my legs feel pretty well tuckered out.” The Banner Boy Scouts Snowbound A Tour on Skates and Iceboats Then we dropped and slept where we fell, across a corp', like as not, clean tuckered, every man of us. The Black Buccaneer So we’ll sleep happy and comfortable, pack our swags just before daylight, take all our gold along with us, and cook our tucker when we make our first halt. The Tale of Timber Town “You look clean tuckered out,” he announced, baldly; then he laid a coaxing hand on her arm. Seven Miles to Arden What noble candor, to admit that the undutifulness of people, who did not think the honor of adjusting her tuckers worth the sacrifice of their own lives, was, though highly criminal, not altogether unnatural! Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3) On her head was a lovely orange velvet cap; and a starched muslin tucker covered her little arms. The Blue Bird for Children The Wonderful Adventures of Tyltyl and Mytyl in Search of Happiness Once a footsore swagger came along, and having gone to the house to ask for `tucker,' soon returned. Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia Of course a bishop’s more toney, but a publican sees more of life—honours, meaning good tucker and liquor, divided.” The Tale of Timber Town We gave the blacks some tucker, and they left, but not before the shepherd, raising his hat, said to them, "I thank you, gentlemen, most sincerely." Reminiscences of Queensland 1862-1869 We just stood there plain tuckered in the part of us that senses things. Friendship Village There the town often goes in its best bib and tucker to hear the lecturers whom Mrs. Markley feeds. In Our Town In the succeeding reign the ladies of George I.'s period wore lappets and flounces, caps, tuckers, aprons, stomachers, and handkerchiefs, all made of Brussels. Chats on Old Lace and Needlework It means his tucker supply’s given out, an’ I must fly round for bacon, tea, sugar, bread, flour; an’ I think I’ll put in a tin or two of jam, by way of a treat.” The Tale of Timber Town We had a riding horse each, and a pack horse to carry our blankets, tucker, etc. Reminiscences of Queensland 1862-1869 "I feel about tuckered out," said Obed, about the middle of the afternoon, just after he had extricated the team, by great personal effort, from a morass. In A New World or, Among The Gold Fields Of Australia He complained of being a bit tuckered out and having stood the gaff too long and needing a change. The Prairie Mother There were three men on the steamer and they were just about tuckered out. The Motor Girls on Crystal Bay or, The Secret of the Red Oar “To yank my firewood in here is heart-breaking; that and swagging tucker from town.” The Tale of Timber Town “You’re jest all tuckered out, I can see,” she said, hovering around her like a clucking hen; “but a wash-up and a good dish o’ chicken pie will put you all to rights again.” Patty's Social Season I'll do my share at the graft and bring in my share of the tucker and tools. Colonial Born A tale of the Queensland bush It’s a busy three days I’ve been having, and if I’m a bit tuckered out in body I’m still invincible in spirit. The Prairie Mother She left a glass of milk and a clean tucker and sleeves on my chair. The Other Side of the Door “Come, and dry yerself by the fire, and have a bit of tucker.” The Tale of Timber Town Look here, Garry, we don't want to get to town all tuckered out. The Ranger Boys and the Border Smugglers "I told them last night, and they said if I was a mate of yours, and you said so, I could join, tucker or no tucker." Colonial Born A tale of the Queensland bush With a wild whoop fifty of them dashed for tickets, some "tucker," and a bottle or two of Scotch. The Kangaroo Marines Bolt upright in his warm wraps, a little swansdown tucker under his chin, he is stretching out his little chubby arms for some one to take him. Marguerite At times it is necessary to connect cast iron and wrought iron, or in a line where a union could be used if the pipe were not a waste pipe, a tucker fitting is used. Elements of Plumbing "I am afraid you boys are rather tuckered out." The Ranger Boys and the Border Smugglers "Don't mind if I do," each man answered, as he rose from his swag, and moved over to the place where the "tucker" was. Colonial Born A tale of the Queensland bush I wonder what sort of tucker old Godliness has given us. The Tapu Of Banderah 1901 Then for sure and certain we did get tired, and indeed by the end of a week of it we were well-nigh “tuckered out.” Working With the Working Woman Then by all means come and camp with me tonight," I said "I've plenty of tea and sugar and tucker, and after we get to the apple scrub over there we'll have supper. The Call Of The South 1908 The Sailors' Home was right enough; he could get a free bed there for the asking, and some tucker as well. Rodman The Boatsteerer And Other Stories 1898 First you gave the whole show away, then you gave half the tucker, and now, here, you've given the horses and bridles. Colonial Born A tale of the Queensland bush Boss, take plenty o' cartridges an' some tucker. "Chinkie's Flat" 1904 Machine stitching: Straight seams and rows; hems; facings—points; use of tucker. The Making of a Trade School "Thought we'd better bring you some fresh tucker, old man," said one of them to C——-. The Call Of The South 1908 So he went up to our old place, and kept himself in tucker. A Boy's Voyage Round the World The tucker might be getting scarce; but what of that? Colonial Born A tale of the Queensland bush Why, boss," said Sam Young, "we coves ain't agoin' to leave you an' Miss Kate as long as we can make tucker and wages—or half wages, as fur as that goes. Tom Gerrard The way he went after that plump sister in the lace tucker! A Christmas Carol Nothing but barons of beef & turkeys would go down with him to the great greasing & detriment of his new sackcloth bib and tucker. A Masque of Days From the Last Essays of Elia: Newly Dressed & Decorated Betty had tied a cluster of curls high on her head with a blue ribbon, and just a few were left to cling about her neck over the lace tucker. A Little Girl in Old Boston At four o'clock Andy and Hortense, in their best bib and tucker and with clean smiling faces, knocked at the door of the little cottage beyond the orchard where lived Fergus and Mary. The Cat in Grandfather's House And most of them even in their best bib and tucker were not out of the picture. Ruth Fielding Down East Or, The Hermit of Beach Plum Point Dressed in his best bib and tucker, he was, beaver hat and all. Fair Harbor Ah, raiment fine and gems are mine, and costly bibs and tuckers; I got my rocks for mining stocks—I worked the jays and suckers. Rippling Rhymes And she had earrings and a brooch in the lace tucker. A Little Girl in Old Boston I guess I must have been more tuckered out than I supposed. The Young Acrobat of the Great North American Circus There, in the half-shade, he saw the horse standing, the sunshine and the tuckering shadow of leaves dancing over his brown body. The Prussian Officer He wears a piece of lace which seems purloined from a lady's tucker, and placed here, to shew that such beings as these can make no other use of ladies' favours than to expose them. A Lecture On Heads As Delivered By Mr. Charles Lee Lewes, To Which Is Added, An Essay On Satire, With Forty-Seven Heads By Nesbit, From Designs By Thurston, 1812 After she had done speaking to me, she put her hand to her bosom, and adjusted her tucker. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. IV (of X)—Great Britain and Ireland II There was enough for a sash and a bow for the hair, and with the lace tucker it would be all right. A Little Girl in Old Boston Moreover, in deference to the prevailing styles, she explained to Scott on her way up from the station, she had had it made to hook up in the back above a little black lace tucker. The Brentons Her hansom is at the door and, arrayed in her best bib and tucker, she is hurrying through the hall when Dysart, who has just come, presents himself. April's Lady A Novel Topper was there, however, and the plump sister in the lace tucker, and the game of Yes-and-No, the solution to which was, "It's your uncle Scro-o-o-o-oge!" Charles Dickens as a Reader You want us to go and take charge of the prize crew so as to let old Burgess go and have some tucker with the Don.” Fitz the Filibuster Let me fasten the tucker in your frock. A Little Girl in Old Boston Scott, as a matter of course, did not know a tucker from a turnip. The Brentons Ethel was silent, employing the interval in a searching examination of her companion, from the tucker in her frock, to the strapped shoes on her feet. Penelope and the Others Story of Five Country Children By that time the warmth of the day and the exertion had tuckered a good many of them out and Sawyer found much fault with the performances. Left End Edwards And say, when you're all tuckered out with pushing a boat through the grass and lily-pads, nothing makes you feel so fine as a brimming cup of coffee. Afloat or, Adventures on Watery Trails My boy!" he murmured; "my—boy! words come hard; I'm not an easy talker—but—you and I are both tuckered out. A Son of the Hills I twisted his knife outer his hand, an' I laced him till I was clean tuckered out. Earth's Enigmas A Volume of Stories That run took all the tucker out of 'em. The Moving Picture Girls at Oak Farm or, Queer Happenings While Taking Rural Plays The other daughters had arrayed themselves in their best tuckers and plumed hats and farthingales, spread their ruffled parasols, and gone to walk. Young Lucretia and Other Stories Last night I decked myself in my best bib and tucker, and, in defiance of all precedent, went down to his apartment. The Eternal City And then their frocks were never torn, Their tuckers always clean; And their hair so very tidy— Always quite fit to be seen. Marigold Garden Nature appears to have on her best bib and tucker for the occasion. North of Fifty-Three They set me on the trail o' this new thing when I was purty near tuckered out. The Outdoor Girls in the Saddle Or, The Girl Miner of Gold Run Doesn't he look sleepy and tuckered out though? The Saddle Boys of the Rockies Lost on Thunder Mountain As Pete had conjectured, the ponies were far from being as tuckered out as they appeared, despite their sunken flanks and distended nostrils. The Border Boys Across the Frontier We finally made solid ground, and it was a full hour before me or Taggart could get up after we'd sat down, we were that tuckered out. The Boss of the Lazy Y I was clean tuckered a waitin', and I went to sleep. A Sweet Little Maid He’s worked me like a horse since I’ve been here, and that, on top of spraining my arm, sort of took the tucker out of me. Andy at Yale Or, The Great Quadrangle Mystery Some of the gowns cut low off the shoulders are filled in with a puffed tucker of muslin. Woman as Decoration After a while we all gets tuckered out agen; an' while we rests in the trees me an' me pardner talks about the weather, lettin' on that there ain't no bear anywheres nigh. The Drama of the Forests Romance and Adventure "It's shady and cool on my porch," she said, "and Pa's done been a-diggin' in his garden so long he's plum tuckered out; he needs to set down and rest." Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 3 I see everyone is in their best bibs and tuckers;—isn't it a lovely house! A Crooked Path A Novel I'm not used to walking very much, you know, and I'd be all tuckered out by the time I got back home. The Land of Promise As in the fifteenth century, when necks were cut low off the shoulders, they were on occasions filled in with tuckers. Woman as Decoration "Sure, child; wear your best bib and tucker, if you like, but I like you better in your play-clothes." Marjorie at Seacote I just knows you is plumb tuckered out. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 3 There were also silken hose and satin shoes with it, and these were to be put on, and a wrought lace tucker fastened with a pearl brooch. Evelina's Garden The tears rolled down her cheeks and dropped on the fair triangle of neck between the folds of her lace tucker; she was weeping for Jerome's hurt, but it seemed strangely like her own. Jerome, A Poor Man A Novel But when Eugene stopped and turned, Dorothy blushed so before his eyes that her very neck and arms glowed pink through her lace tucker and sleeves. Madelon A Novel Just as I got all tuckered out with it, I heard of the gasoline stove, but I couldn't afford to get one, for work was rather scarce just then. Divers Women I ain't so sure but if I did up my hair nice, and wasn't all tuckered out, that I couldn't wear a pink silk dress that's there if I tone it down with black.” The Shoulders of Atlas A Novel “But he does get home awful tuckered out Saturday nights, and he always takes his bath Saturday nights, too.” By the Light of the Soul A Novel With her own fingers she made him the quaintest little baggy trousers, of silk pongee, and a velvet jacket, and a tucker of the finest linen. The Dreamer A Romantic Rendering of the Life-Story of Edgar Allan Poe “She was just about tuckered out, what with the cold and that awful tramp,” said she. Madelon A Novel "I'll be down as soon as I can get on my best bib and tucker." A Man for the Ages A Story of the Builders of Democracy Sometimes we went short, as this train had a habit of turning over when rounding a corner and emptying our much-needed tucker in the bottom of the gully. "Over There" with the Australians "Many a time when I ain't had no luck, and feel all tuckered out, I sneak off to a place like this and I feel jest glad to be alive." The Moving Picture Girls Under the Palms Or Lost in the Wilds of Florida "We must look out your best bib and tucker." The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 1, January, 1891 And she wore another red rose in her lace tucker against her soft brown bosom. Madelon A Novel He didn't believe he'd got a tucker show, and sadly advised Mike to shepherd a hole down to the left. In the Roaring Fifties We had humped our eighty-pound packs those weary miles and when we thought we had arrived—no tucker! "Over There" with the Australians ‘May I beg you to help Miss Apsley to arrange her tucker?’ The Disentanglers Here have I been sinking holes and puddling for five months, and hav'n't made enough to pay my tucker and the Government license, thirty bob a month. The Book of the Bush Containing Many Truthful Sketches Of The Early Colonial Life Of Squatters, Whalers, Convicts, Diggers, And Others Who Left Their Native Land And Never Returned I stayed with 'm, but let me tell you I was plumb tuckered by the time the bear tree'd. The Turtles of Tasman There are thousands on the rushes who do not make tucker. In the Roaring Fifties Jupiter might as soon keep awake, when Juno came in best bib and tucker, and with the cestus of Venus, to get him to sleep. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 75, January, 1864 There is a flicker of something scarlet—a second flicker of something that might be described as white tuckers of white embroidery. The Hoyden All were finding a little gold, but even the most fortunate were not making more than "tucker." The Book of the Bush Containing Many Truthful Sketches Of The Early Colonial Life Of Squatters, Whalers, Convicts, Diggers, And Others Who Left Their Native Land And Never Returned She wore a gown of pink gingham, made after the fashion of the day, short-waisted and low in the neck, with a—finishing-off—of white muslin or lace, edged with a tucker. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 78, April, 1864 I was sixteen, felt dreadfully unclothed without a tucker in my dress, and saw Alfred for the first time in evening clothes—his first. The Melting of Molly I was sixteen, felt dreadfully naked without a tucker in my dress, and saw Alfred for the first time in evening clothes—his first. The Melting of Molly "And let me tell you that there are other people,"—with awful emphasis—"besides Mrs. Tyneway who would do well to put a tucker round their——" "Ankles!" puts in Mrs. Chichester sweetly. The Hoyden “That may be but a very little,” she answered, letting her eyes fall coyly, and affecting to handle the tucker of her low ruff. Count Hannibal A Romance of the Court of France Since then, imagination has been at play; and, in accordance with its suggestions, his bib and tucker have been donned, as trusty adjutants to the formidable wooden spoon. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 56, No. 346, August, 1844 I likes to take me tucker plain an' free: Tea an' a chunk out on the job for choice, So I can stoke with no one there to see. Digger Smith So he carries what he calls a "tucker bag" to hold his provisions; also, almost more important—his "billy can" or tea-pot.... Tramping on Life An Autobiographical Narrative Yes," Mrs. Browne began, "we got home to-day, and a more tuckered out lot you never saw. Bessie's Fortune A Novel It is useful for tuckers for evening dresses or handkerchief borders. Beeton's Book of Needlework Presently, however, they slowed down to a "dog trot" at the suggestion of Clifford Long, who warned his fellow Scouts against "tuckering themselves out." Campfire Girls in the Allegheny Mountains or, A Christmas Success against Odds They turned their pinafores back to front, and went up with a skip and a jump; Moppet's white tucker fell down into the road. The Tale of Tom Kitten Them all tuckered out with their own work? A Daughter of the Snows The town will put it in headlines at once, and with it a picture of yourself in your best bib and tucker, looking as though you loved the whole world. His Family Here I am panting like a tuckered hound. Somewhere in Red Gap She was about an hour at this, and when at last she'd slipped out of her big apron and joined us she was looking right tuckered but still joyous. Ma Pettengill She was pretty well tuckered but as mad as hops. Judith of the Godless Valley Wall, Armidy, wall, Lucas, the doctor don't seem to think I shall tucker it out much longer. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 4, March, 1896 "No. I'm only tuckered out," replied Wade, easily, as he wiped the clammy drops from his brow. The Mysterious Rider Yes, sir! any time you see nine beagles setting on a tuckered rabbit—I don't care how wild he is—you'll know how to put your money down. Somewhere in Red Gap Panting like a tuckered hound she was when the comrades gathered to tell her how wonderful she had been. Ma Pettengill "I'm—a bit—tuckered," gasped "Brownie," as he lay and puffed with outstretched arms. The Adventure Club Afloat Girls who go away visiting, wearing their best bib and tucker, find lovers without fail. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 02 Little Journeys To the Homes of Famous Women Remember before you give up that the other man's just as tuckered as you are, maybe more so. Behind the line A story of college life and football I was whirled away to my hotel for tucker. Across China on Foot She wore a bib and tucker, and pinafore, with a bouncing propriety, fit to make the boldest spectator alarmed at the idea of bringing such a household responsibility on his shoulders. International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 5, July 29, 1850 I was listening to every word you said, and I've got my best bib and tucker in that hand box. A Texas Matchmaker He's left me his horse, which is clean tuckered out, and never was any great shakes to begin with. Joe's Luck Always Wide Awake So he didn't pay any attention to the goats until he went back after some cold water for the white little woman in the car, that looked all tuckered out and scared. Casey Ryan She says of herself, "I was born with a boy's spirit under my bib and tucker," and she never lost it. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1 My short sleeves were purled velvet, and a lace tucker was drawn with a blue ribbon across the corsage. The Morgesons We were all tuckered out when we reached the top of the ridge. Tales of lonely trails Their hair is curled and powdered, their coiffure a sort of French round-eared caps, with white tippets, a sort of ruff and large tucker: in short, a very pretty dress. Letters of Horace Walpole — Volume II The boddice was long and close, with a very low tucker. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 534, February 18, 1832 Her drab-colored gown, not high in the neck, was bordered by a plain narrow tucker of fine muslin, visible under her snow-white neckerchief. Isaac T. Hopper Instructions for setting up and operating long arm tucker no. U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1952 January - June I was having one of my bad days, and the least little thing I'd do I'd be panting like a tuckered hound. The Wrong Twin Next time Sybylla is giving a tramp some tucker, you keep a sharp eye on her or she will be sloping one of these days. My Brilliant Career "He was fairly tuckered out, and he might fall off any minute." The Lions of the Lord A Tale of the Old West Hillton was ragged on the port side, and bow was plainly tuckered. The Half-Back When she was tuckered out and had to hold up, he says, quite ca'm: "And yet, all the same, Aunt Sally—" "Shet up!" she says, "I don't want to hear another word out of you." Tom Sawyer, Detective We soared up and found him laying on top of the head panting and most tuckered out, partly from howling for help and partly from scare. Tom Sawyer Abroad Mrs Skewton arranged her tucker, pinched her wiry throat to give it a soft surface, and went on, with great complacency. Dombey and Son Hilarion: In my mind's eye, I mean — a blushing bride All bib and tucker, frill and furbelow! The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan That run was two miles, and Joel finally stumbled into the gymnasium tuckered out and in no very good temper just as the five o'clock whistle on the great printing house sounded. The Half-Back They turned their pinafores back to front and went up with a skip and a jump; Moppet's white tucker fell down into the road. The Great Big Treasury of Beatrix Potter I had poor mother's lace tucker and her coronet comb.' Rewards and Fairies She had had one of her headaches that afternoon, and although the pain had gone she felt weak and "tuckered out," as she expressed it. Anne of Green Gables They took it turn about getting supper, and sometimes, one said, she was "so plumb tuckered out that she'd drap on the bed and go to sleep ruther than eat her own supper." A Knight of the Cumberland They've always tucker in the plate and coffee in the cup, But Bully Beef and Biscuits — well! Rio Grande's Last Race & Other Verses But the shearers of the shearers always seem to travel aft; In the cushioned cabins, aft, With saloons 'n' smoke-rooms, aft — There is sheets 'n' best of tucker for the first-salooners, aft. In the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses Mrs. Threadgall dropped her head right into her tucker, and, in a lower voice still, repeated the solemn words, "My beloved husband is no more." The Moonstone A tucker of rich Dresden lace softened the contour of the figure. The Spy "They've put on their best bibs and tuckers," Corkran mumbled in a stage whisper, as the eight dwellers at our table began to sort themselves for places. It Happened in Egypt What did you keep on for when you were so tuckered out? Treasure and Trouble Therewith A Tale of California And many a poor devil then, when his strength and his money were spent, Was sure of a lecture — and tucker, and a shakedown in Cameron's tent. In the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses "Now, then," she went on quickly, "you look just plum tuckered out; set down an' rest a spell, an' tell me what I can do for you." The Old Gray Homestead And even the beautiful Miss Brooks were all for high tuckers and modesty-pieces when I began to make for them; but they soon came round. London Pride Or When the World Was Younger At last I got her to go to bed, and she was all tuckered out, and went to sleep. Ester Ried Yet Speaking Of course, once in the bush it might be hard to find him—but sooner or later he must come out to some township for tucker, an' then everyone will be lookin' out for him. A Little Bush Maid Often in mid-winter the scant-skirted French calico gowns were made with short elbow sleeves and round, low necks, and the throat and shoulders were lightly covered with thin lawn neckerchiefs or dimity tuckers. Sabbath in Puritan New England Besides, though I'd be glad to talk with you a little longer, I'm plum tuckered out with the heat, as I said before. The Old Gray Homestead We used often, at the office, to marvel why Miss Blake ever wore a collar, or a tucker, or a frill, or a pair of cuffs. The Uninhabited House You have determined that the three Bards shall walk up Parnassus, in their best bib and tucker. Reminiscences of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey Of course there are a certain number who know of the station, and are sure of getting tucker there—and a job if they want one—not that many of them do, the lazy beggars. A Little Bush Maid When they are invited by the older members of the family, it is time to put on their "best bibs and tuckers." Frost's Laws and By-Laws of American Society A condensed but thorough treatise on etiquette and its usages in America, containing plain and reliable directions for deportment in every situation in life. Of course, his faithful subjects' purses Were ready with their aids and succors; Nothing was seen but pensioned Nurses; And the land groaned with bibs and tuckers. The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes So he must sit and wait till evening came, till a gentleman could put on his best bib and tucker, and then—allons! A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago Each nation chose their swiftest runners, then the flyers went which and tucker for a ways, but the Senecas finally came out glorious. Legends, Traditions, and Laws of the Iroquois, or Six Nations, and History of the Tuscarora Indians "Anyhow, father doesn't let us give away money to travellers—only tucker." A Little Bush Maid This is our busy season and with everything piled onto me I'm just about tuckered out. Further Adventures of Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason Corner Folks I was sort of sorry for father, he got so tuckered trying to make me cry. The Duke of Stockbridge "Well, it's strange," said the sergeant, "that the men we're after didn't look up an out-of-the-way place like this for tucker, or horse-feed, or news, or something." The Rising of the Court We went to bed tuckered completely out, but good-natured: our love for 'em held us up. Sweet Cicely — or Josiah Allen as a Politician We'll ride, and take Billy to carry the tucker and look for bait. A Little Bush Maid "I am a bit tuckered out," confessed Jack, putting his hand to his head. The Motor Girls on Waters Blue Or the Strange Cruise of the Tartar "And with its best bib and tucker on, if I am any judge of la toilette," said Lionel. A Heart-Song of To-day More better place, plenty tucker, no work, sit-down, play about all day. My Tropic Isle Here my breath gin out, for I had used my very deepest principle tone; and it uses up a fearful ammount of wind, and is tuckerin' beyend what any one could imagine of tucker. Sweet Cicely — or Josiah Allen as a Politician About the middle of the day this chap turned up and asked for tucker. A Little Bush Maid Could always get plenty of tucker, and a job if I wanted it. While the Billy Boils She hoped that Dyckman would take her out to the theater or a dance, and she put on her best bib and tucker, the bib being conspicuously missing. We Can't Have Everything And when they'd cadged more tucker than they could comfortably carry, they'd camp for a day or two and eat it down. Children of the Bush An' then there's the ladies—'specially the very young 'uns, God bless their bibs an' tuckers! Peregrine's Progress I've had my tucker stolen again and again, several times by birds, twice by swaggies, and once by a couple of black fellows pilgrimaging through the bush I don't know whither. A Little Bush Maid You can only depend on getting tucker once at one place; then you must tramp on to the next. While the Billy Boils As for accommodation, we've brought our blankets, and, in case you were short of tucker, we've a big piece of corned beef and some bread. Back to Billabong It was curious to see how soon he learned to find his way about the hut and manage his tea and tucker. Children of the Bush Because the way in which he went after that plump sister in the lace tucker was an outrage on the credulity of human nature. Short Stories Old and New I had been busy in camp all the morning cooking, and had laid in quite a supply of tucker, for me. A Little Bush Maid Only last week a gallows-faced swagman—having satisfied himself that there were no men on the place—threw his swag down on the veranda, and demanded tucker. While the Billy Boils But I was all tuckered out and hardly ready to do that. The Forest Monster of Oz You can go up to the store and get a bit of tucker. Children of the Bush Nothing but barons of beef and turkeys would go down with him—to the great greasing and detriment of his new sackcloth bib and tucker. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 2 Elia and The Last Essays of Elia Not they!" said the Hermit; "they were far too scared to think of bags or tucker. A Little Bush Maid But first Sunlight went down into his pocket and came up with half a crown, which he gave to the old man, along with some tucker. While the Billy Boils "It was great," said Patsy; "but I'm tuckered out." Aunt Jane's Nieces and Uncle John They were tramping along the track towards Bourke; they were very hard up and had to "battle" for tucker and tobacco along the track. Children of the Bush When I see a citizen in his bib and tucker, I cannot imagine it a surplice. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 2 Elia and The Last Essays of Elia Take these fish and soak 'em in the creek, and bring back all our tucker—milk and all. A Little Bush Maid I can't put on a lot of men to make big cheques when there's no money in the bank to pay 'em—and I've got all I can do to get tucker for the family. While the Billy Boils If he felt it—well, the Colonel was a corker; if he didn't feel it—well, the Colonel was just about tuckered out. The Magnetic North Swampy camped down the river, and Brummy supplied him with a cheap pair of moleskin trousers, tucker and tobacco. Children of the Bush They've ta'en his bib and tucker off, And set him on a steed; That he may ride where soldiers ride, And bleed where soldiers bleed. Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 21, August 20, 1870 Just after I came here," said the Hermit, "I was pretty short of tucker, and it wasn't a good time for fishing, so I was dependent on my gun for most of my provisions. A Little Bush Maid The track by Baldy Thompson's was reckoned as a good tucker track, especially when a dissolution of parliament was threatened. While the Billy Boils We hid our canoes, and struck across the country, and travelled about explorin' for six weeks, and when we got back to our shantyin' ground, we were tuckered out you may believe. Wild Northern Scenes Sporting Adventures with the Rifle and the Rod You've been having too easy times lately, plenty of hard graft and no anxiety about tucker or the future. Children of the Bush "There, that will do," exclaimed Frank, as, pretty well tuckered out, they threw aside their shovels. The Boy Aviators in Africa "But you didn't lose your tucker after all, you said?" queried Wally. A Little Bush Maid It was a very mean station, and Mitchell thought he had better go himself and beard the overseer for tucker. While the Billy Boils The audience is out in its best bib and tucker, too. Grace Harlowe's Second Year at Overton College A swagman had happened to call at the station that morning; he asked for work and then for tucker. Children of the Bush I put on my best bib and tucker, knowing how important these things are in the eyes of imaginative people. The Letters of "Norah" on Her Tour Through Ireland "Only just a scratch, but it seems like it took th' tucker out o' me mighty suddin," gasped the old man. The Boy Ranchers on the Trail It was afterwards generally agreed that it was a good idea for the Wreck to go to the station; he would get some physic and, a bit of tucker to take him on. While the Billy Boils "Well, you may go, since you are obliged," returned the pretty Euphemia, rising, and smiling sweetly as she laid one hand on his arm and put the other into her tucker. Thaddeus of Warsaw If the worst comes to the worst we can always get tucker and wood and water for nothing. Children of the Bush I put them all on with my best bib and tucker. The Log-Cabin Lady — An Anonymous Autobiography I was pleased to see the dear lady at her breakfast, in a white gown with frills and a lace tucker, with a queen's nightcap such as Lady Washington wore when I first saw her. Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker There are tally lies; and lies about getting tucker by trickery; and long-tramp-with-heavy-swag-and-no-water lies; and lies about getting the best of squatters and bosses-over-the-board; and droving, fighting, racing, gambling and drinking lies. While the Billy Boils "Might be—set down, Miss, you look tuckered out yourself," handing the one splint-bottomed rocker. Sara, a Princess Well, this day, when Tom handed down the tucker an' letters, he got down to stretch his legs and give the horses a breathe. Children of the Bush Why, you look all tuckered out, child,—I was shocked when you first came in. Quill's Window "I reckon he's tuckered out," said Abner, tacitly admitting the relationship. Helping Himself You only want a couple of shillings or a bit of tucker to help you on to Palmerston. While the Billy Boils What noble candour, to admit that the undutifulness of people who did not think the honour of adjusting her tuckers worth the sacrifice of their own lives, was, though highly criminal, not altogether unnatural! The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 1 It was the first time that a swagman had been turned away from the station without tucker. Children of the Bush Well, at last he could hardly flop his wings, he was so tuckered out. A Tramp Abroad — Volume 01 I had a job for him myself one day, but he knocked off at noon—said he was tuckered out, and wanted me to pay him for that half day. Helping Himself Betty did her part with all her might, washed lace, and trimmed sleeves, and made tuckers, giving little toilette counsels, while her heart ached sorely all the time. Love and Life An Old Story in Eighteenth Century Costume A tucker up to an old bachelor or widower; a supposed mistress. 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue Young fellow," resumed the spokesman, "you was comin' from the direction of Columbia, an' your hoss, which I am sorry we had to kill, looked as if he was cleaned tuckered out. The Guns of Shiloh A Story of the Great Western Campaign Then follows a feast, the inevitable surfeit, and the dire conclusion that crocodile as "tucker" is no good. Confessions of a Beachcomber By rapid travelling our “tucker” could be made to last out the time. Spinifex and Sand At any rate they made the rooms look less forlorn in the evenings, and made it worth the girls' while to put on their best bibs and tuckers. The Kellys and the O'Kellys So, both in our best bibs and tuckers, and all taut and ready for the sea, as father would have said, we were driven over to the Brindlecombe house, or palace, whichever you call it. Galusha the Magnificent I'm afraid these children have tuckered you out though. Work: a Story of Experience "You get plenty tucker—plenty everything that place!" Confessions of a Beachcomber "There'd be something over, too, to get some tucker with, and perhaps something for the football, too." Seven Little Australians As we were only to be out one night, and there was little chance of rain, we had nothing with us but a little tucker, a bluey each, and a couple of mosquito nets. We of the Never-Never The party gather round the front stoop, and are what is termed in southern parlance "tuckered out." Our World, Or, the Slaveholder's Daughter You're fairly tuckered out, you poor soul, so you jest come right up chamber and let me tuck you up, else you'll be down sick. Work: a Story of Experience Pausing an instant to adjust the tucker of her machine, Mrs. Emmet looked up, and involuntarily the women shook hands, as if sealing a compact. At the Mercy of Tiberius Pressing the phial to her lips, Olympia hid it beneath the folds of her lace tucker, murmuring the while, "I shall sip of this nectar anon; for the present, I must provide for discovery." Prince Eugene and His Times The pages were black with bad debts for "tucker." Australia Felix Tell him you are a-going to put on your best bib and tucker and it'll start the notion in him to keep you company. The Road to Providence They raced, all three, with flying plaits and curls, much kicking-up of long black legs, and a frank display of frills and tuckers. The Getting of Wisdom He tried to tell us where Brophy had a lot o' gold salted down in Nevada, but it was hard to understand him, an' before he made it clear he tuckered out. Happy Hawkins Now mark:—Four times took I it back for the flounce; twice for the sleeves; three for the tucker—How many times in all is that? The Hunchback It had been half-full a few days before, but a dozen of Elder's camels had called there, carrying tucker to Mount Brown; and each of them had scoffed the full of a 400-gallon tank. Such Is Life Helen never climbed so hard and fast before, and when they reached the ridge-top she was all tuckered out. The Man of the Forest I loved you, Gemma, when you were an ugly little girl in a gingham frock, with a scratchy tucker and your hair in a pig-tail down your back; and I love you still. The Gadfly When I swum two days, and was plumb tuckered out, I come to an island. Kilo : being the love story of Eliph' Hewlitt, book agent Why Miss Abraham would be so tuckered out before she went half through with one season, that she would be a dead 4 mother. Samantha at Saratoga It was blazing hot weather; and the other fellow he never seen tucker nor water all the trip, for he wouldn't leave the track. Such Is Life "When the schooner finds they don't get to headquarters, she's bound to come back and look for 'em," said he; "and we'll want all the tucker we can get, maybe, afore we sights land." For the Term of His Natural Life Now, I want you men to go right on to bed, for I know you're all tuckered out. Cap'n Eri He asked for a bed three hours ago, tuckered out tramping the trails the way he's always doing, and went upstairs. A Double Barrelled Detective Story Wall, we got back to our abode perfectly tuckered out, but perfectly happy. Samantha at Saratoga That half-caste has been with him for years, tailing horses and so forth, for his tucker and rags. Such Is Life "Let's have a look at the tucker," said Vetch. For the Term of His Natural Life At least I shall try, though one cannot expect very much from a woman who puts a lace tucker into her habit.' Under the Deodars "It's gettin' late, and you look mighty tuckered out with your night's work." Colonel Starbottle's Client But I don't see," sez he a stoppin' to rest, for he seemed tuckered out, "I don't see how the savages got round as they did and performed such journeys. Samantha at Saratoga There was tucker on the table, and chaff for our horses; and, during the twenty minutes or so that we stayed, they gave us the outline of the mishap. Such Is Life Then bring that, and any tucker you can lay your hands on. For the Term of His Natural Life Beatrix was ordering her ribbons, and adjusting her tucker, and performing a dozen provokingly pretty ceremonies, before the glass. The History of Henry Esmond, Esq. A Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty Queen Anne Daughter, dress yourself in your best bib and tucker and meet me at the corner of Joyce Street at four-thirty. Janice Day the Young Homemaker But where they get their tucker gets me. The Mutiny of the Elsinore They had been sending lots of tucker from the station; and before the morning was grey everyone had breakfast, and was out again. Such Is Life "We'll make the shepherds' huts, and live on their tucker till we get a change o' clothes," said Gabbett evading the main question. For the Term of His Natural Life I fear the war business is getting tuckered. Active Service What noble candour, to admit that the undutifulness of people, who did not think the honour of adjusting her tuckers worth the sacrifice of their own lives, was, though highly criminal, not altogether unnatural! Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2 "The panther bit him in the shoulder close to the neck," continued Amy, folding the tucker away and lifting out the blue silk coat. The Choir Invisible "But that necktie and that gown—and all those frills and tuckers?" continued Jim generalizing, with a rapid twirling of his fingers over her. The Heritage of Dedlow Marsh and Other Tales "Were it not well to put on a few furbelows and a tucker?" queried the old man. Thankful Blossom Nobody put him up to riggin' out in his best bib and tucker and sneakin' here the minute I was out of the house. Keziah Coffin I'm sorry, but I must ask you to carry your tucker to land in your arms. Twelve Stories and a Dream What next? why, whenever the brat is in the world I shall rock cradle, and t' other knave will wash tucker and bib. The Cloister and the Hearth "Run and put on your best bib and tucker, Mary." Over the Sliprails “And, ma’am,” he continued, “the laundress tells me some of the girls have two clean tuckers in the week: it is too much; the rules limit them to one.” Jane Eyre "Bet I'll get a quart," said Smith, brightening up, "and some tucker for it to wash down." On the Track And the little "Buddy tucker" suit—that, too, sounded like Lovin Child. Cabin Fever The woman an' the children are clean tuckered out, an' without this boat we could never hev got them back. The Scouts of the Valley A man was sent ashore with blankets and tucker to mind the wool, and we crossed the river, butted into the anabranch, and started out back. Over the Sliprails You can’t expect me to shoot them down as they walk along the streets with wives and children all in their best bib and tucker.” The Strength of the Strong Sam Holt must have been very hard up for tucker as well as beauty then, for Do you remember the 'possums and grubs She baked for you down by the creek? On the Track Give him a chance to ask how you and your mate are off for tobacco or tucker. On the Track |
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