Definition of TUCKET

tucket

Plural: tuckets

Noun

  • A trumpet fanfare or flourish, often as a signal.
  • (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments
  • A fanfare played on one or more trumpets, bugles or similar.

Examples

  • With a final tucket of the letters, he completed a bingo, sealing his Words With Friends victory.

Origin / Etymology

From tuck (“a blow, a drum beat”), from Old French touchet (“stroke, blow”). Compare toccata. Compare also Middle French toquer from Old French *toquer (“to strike”).

Synonyms

fanfare, flourish

Scrabble Score: 12

tucket: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
tucket: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
tucket: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

tucket: valid Words With Friends Word