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/tuk/the jolly, pugnacious friar who was a member of Robin Hood's band.
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Friar Tuck — is a companion to Robin Hood in the legends about that character. He is a common character in modern Robin Hood stories, which depict him as a jovial friar and one of Robin s Merry Men. The figure of Tuck was common in the May Games festivals of… … Wikipedia
Friar Tuck — /tuk/ the jolly, pugnacious friar who was a member of Robin Hood s band. * * * Friar Tuck [Friar Tuck] one of Robin Hood s group of ↑outlaws (= people who have broken the law and must hide to avoid being caught). According to the ↑legend, he was… … Useful english dictionary
Friar Tuck — Companion of *Robin Hood in some sources from 1475 onwards, Tuck may have originally been an independent comic figure based on the medieval stereotype of a disreputable friar fond of fighting, hunting, and wenching. He is almost certainly the… … A Dictionary of English folklore
friar tuck — Cockney Rhyming Slang Luck E always had a bit of friar tuck … English dialects glossary
friar tuck — Noun. 1. Sexual intercourse. Rhyming slang on fuck . 2. Fuck. As a general replacement for the word fuck as an expletive in phrases such as, I don t give friar tuck! . Rhyming slang on fuck … English slang and colloquialisms
Friar Tuck — /fraɪə ˈtʌk/ (say fruyuh tuk) noun the jolly friar of Robin Hood s band …
Friar Tuck — Fri|ar Tuck a fat and cheerful ↑monk (=a member of an all male religious group) , who enjoys eating and drinking, and appears in old English stories about ↑Robin Hood as one of his followers … Dictionary of contemporary English
FRIAR TUCK — Robin Hood s chaplain and steward, introduced by Scott into Ivanhoe as a kind of clerical Falstaff … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
friar tuck — n British an act of sexual intercourse. A rhyming slang form of fuck … Contemporary slang
Tuck — Tuck, Friar →↑Friar Tuck … Dictionary of contemporary English
