tarbucket

noun

Etymology

From tar + bucket.

  1. derived from *būkaz✻
  2. derived from *būk✻ — “belly, stomach”
  3. derived from *būcus✻
  4. derived from buc — “abdomen; object with a cavity”
  5. derived from buket
  6. derived from bucc
  7. inherited from buket
  8. compounded as tarbucket — “tar + bucket”

Definitions

  1. The shako traditionally worn by cadets of West Point as part of full dress.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA