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tuck⋅et

  [tuhk-it]
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–noun
a trumpet fanfare.
Origin:
1585–95; tuck 4 + -et
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tuck·et   (tŭk'ĭt)   
n.  A trumpet fanfare.

[Probably from obsolete tuk, from Middle English, from tukken, to beat a drum; see tuck2.]
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Tucket

Tuck"et\, n. [It toccata a prelude, fr. toccare to touch. See Toccata, Touch.] A slight flourish on a trumpet; a fanfare. [Obs.]

Tucket sonance, the sound of the tucket. [Obs.]

Let the trumpets sound The tucket sonance and the note to mount. --Shak.

Tucket

Tuck"et\, n. [Cf. It. tocchetto a ragout of fish, meat, fr. tocco a bit, morsel, LL. tucetum, tuccetum, a thick gravy.] A steak; a collop. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.
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