bib and tucker
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of bib and tucker
First recorded in 1740–50
Example Sentences
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Melbourne proudly put on its best bib and tucker for the local girl who made good.
From Time Magazine Archive
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.
From We Can't Have Everything by Hughes, Rupert
Yesterday was Sunday and Olga in her best bib and tucker sat out in the sun with Dinky-Dink.
From The Prairie Wife by Dunn, Harvey
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.
From Pioneering in Cuba A Narrative of the Settlement of La Gloria, the First American Colony in Cuba, and the Early Experiences of the Pioneers by Adams, James Meade
I was listening to every word you said, and I've got my best bib and tucker in that hand box.
From A Texas Matchmaker by Adams, Andy
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