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tucket

tuc·ket

UK/ˈtʌkɪt/ US/ˈtʌkət/ uncommon

noun

1.

(music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments

  • “he entered to a flourish of trumpets”
  • “her arrival was greeted with a rousing fanfare”
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Origin

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”).

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