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TUCK, _s._ _Tuck of drum_, beat of drum, S.

V. ~Touk~.

_Wodrow._

TUEIT, _s._ An imitative word, expressing the short shrill cry of a small bird,

_Complaynt S._

TUFF, _s._ A tuft of feathers or ribbons.

_Watson._

Fr. _touffe_, a tuft, applied to hair, ribbons, feathers, &c.

TUFFING, TOFFIN, _s._ Tow, ockam; wadding.

_Douglas._

O. Fr. _estoupe_, O. Fr. _stoupe_, id. Lat. _stupa_.

_To_ TUFFLE, _v. a._ To ruffle, to put any thing in disorder by frequent handling, S. _Tifle_, A. Bor. _tyfell_, O. E. to employ the fingers much about any thing.

_Nithsdale Song._

Isl. _tif-a_, ma.n.u.s celeriter movere; or O. Fr. _touell-er_, souiller, gater; to soil, to waste, to turn upside down; also, _touill-er_, salir, tacher.

TUG, _s._ Raw-hide, of which formerly plough-traces were made, S. O.

V. ~Teug~.

_Burns._

_To_ TUGGLE, TUGLE, _v. a._

1. To pull by repeated jerks, S.

_Ross._

2. To toss backwards and forwards, to handle roughly.

_Polwart._

3. To fatigue with travelling or severe labour, to keep under, S. B.