Definitions

Sorry, no definitions found. Check out and contribute to the discussion of this word!

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word tuckamore.

Examples

  • In this northern part even that little is rendered almost impenetrable in the summer-time by the thick under-brush, known as "tuckamore," and the formidable swarms of mosquitoes and black flies.

    Le Petit Nord or, Annals of a Labrador Harbour Katie Spalding 1911

  • Mile after mile he went, tearing through the "tuckamore" or dense undergrowth of gnarled trees, climbing over high cliffs, swimming or wading the innumerable rivers, skirting bays, and now and again finding a short beach along which he could hurry.

    A Labrador Doctor The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell Wilfred Thomason Grenfell 1902

  • It was better traveling if one got away from the ruined trail although the risk of getting lost in the tuckamore increased dramatically.

    Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011

  • It was better traveling if one got away from the ruined trail although the risk of getting lost in the tuckamore increased dramatically.

    Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011

  • It was better traveling if one got away from the ruined trail although the risk of getting lost in the tuckamore increased dramatically.

    Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011

  • It was better traveling if one got away from the ruined trail although the risk of getting lost in the tuckamore increased dramatically.

    Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011

  • The tuckamore and bushes were still bare, and the fir trees hid the sunlight from the trail.

    Secret of the Night Ponies JOAN HIATT HARLOW 2009

  • Clara and I went into the tuckamore and began our climb up the small but steep hill behind the barn.

    Secret of the Night Ponies JOAN HIATT HARLOW 2009

  • The tuckamore and bushes were still bare, and the fir trees hid the sunlight from the trail.

    Secret of the Night Ponies JOAN HIATT HARLOW 2009

  • Clara and I went into the tuckamore and began our climb up the small but steep hill behind the barn.

    Secret of the Night Ponies JOAN HIATT HARLOW 2009

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.

  • Spotted this in a Twitter post.. a Maritimes word for a tree. In this case it was a twisted windswept tree near a coastal cliff.

    February 14, 2019