Friar Tuck

American  

[tuhk] / tʌk /

noun

1. the jolly, pugnacious friar who was a member of Robin Hood's band.

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Friar Tuck British  

noun

1. English legend a jolly friar who joined Robin Hood's band and aided their exploits

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Example Sentences

As Robin you have an arsenal of high-tech arrows, and you can invite three friends to the fray: metal-fisted brawler Little John, speedy assassin Maid Marian and mace-wielding healer Friar Tuck.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 26, 2023

Little John was a black bear, the Sheriff of Nottingham was a wolf, Friar Tuck was a badger, and perhaps most memorably, Prince John was a thumb-sucking, jewel-encrusted crown-wearing lion.

From The Verge • Apr. 10, 2020

Following the brief New York visit, this lion-maned Australian composer and performer was off to Hungary and Croatia, to play Friar Tuck in a new Robin Hood feature.

From New York Times • Mar. 15, 2017

Presumably that team would consist of Robin Hood myth mainstays like Little John, Friar Tuck and Will Scarlet.

From Forbes • Oct. 9, 2014

Thus it will be plain to the Reader that a Knight of Malta is a kind of Medley of Seaman, Swashbuckler, and Saint—Admiral Benbow, Field-Marshal Wade, and Friar Tuck all rolled up into one.

From The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 3 Who was a sailor, a soldier, a merchant, a spy, a slave among the moors... by Sala, George Augustus