tucket

American

[tuhk-it] / ˈtʌk ɪt /

noun

a trumpet fanfare.

tucket British

/ ˈtʌkɪt /

noun

archaic a flourish on a trumpet

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Etymology

Origin of tucket

First recorded in 1585–95; tuck ⁴ + -et

Example Sentences

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When the vanguard reached the foot of the hill, a bowshot from where the watchers sat in their little craft, a tucket sounded and the company halted.

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Again the tuckets sound—again The dauntless heroes give the rein To their revenge.

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I was but now upon the march.—Selden, sound me the tucket.—Sir,

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A tucket of trumpets sounded, silvery and thin through the cold grey air: a page came running with his sallete-helmet.

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Holding his thin hand out for silence and better hearing, he muttered: 'Norfolk's tucket!

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