tucking noun. ['tʌkɪŋ] LME.
[from TUCK verb¹ + -ING¹.]
1. The action of TUCK verb¹. LME.

2. The part of a garment that is tucked; a series of usu. stitched tucks in material or a garment. L19.

Comb.:
tucking-comb: confining the hair; tucking-mill (dial. or Hist.) a fulling-mill.

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