tucket

tuck·et

 (tŭk′ĭt)

n.

A trumpet fanfare.

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[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.

[1585–95; appar. tuck³ + -et]

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Thesaurus

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" fanfare, flourish 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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Translations

fanfara