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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
(ˈtʌkɪt)n
(Music, other) archaic a flourish on a trumpet
[C16: from Old Northern French toquer to sound (on a drum)]
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tuck•et
(ˈtʌk ɪt)n.
a trumpet fanfare.
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Noun | 1. | tucket - (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments; "he entered to a flourish of trumpets"; "her arrival was greeted with a rousing fanfare" music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner melodic line, melodic phrase, melody, tune, strain, air, line - a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; "she was humming an air from Beethoven" |
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