C16: from Old Northern French toquer to sound (on a drum)
tucket in American English
(ˈtʌkɪt)
noun
Archaic
a flourish on a trumpet
Word origin
< tuck3
tucket in American English
(ˈtʌkɪt)
noun
a trumpet fanfare
Word origin
[1585–95; tuck4 + -et]This word is first recorded in the period 1585–95. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: naturalize, parallax, scuff, sine, switch-et is a noun suffix having a diminutive force (although the diminutive element is nowlost in many words). Other words that use the affix -et include: islet, midget, plummet, tablet