Exhausted, worn out.
1853. Set us to runnin, an I could tucker him; but he would beat me to jumpin, all holler.Turnover: a Tale of New Hampshire, p. 59 (Boston).
1854. I was almost jaded out. A three-mile heat tucker you, Calvin?Knick. Mag., xliii. 95 (Jan.).
1857. You got all tuckered out, playin and runnin out doors, and would come in with your eyes lookin as heavy as lead.J. G. Holland, The Bay-Path, p. 59.
1857. After theyd all cried till they got tuckered out, and went to sleep.Id., p. 379.
1862.
Hard work is good an wholesome, past all doubt; | |
But t aint so, ef the mind gits tuckered out. | |
Lowell, Biglow Papers, 2nd Series, No. 2. |
1869. Hepsy, shes clean tuckered out, and kind o discouraged.Mrs. Stowe, Oldtown Folks, ch. 43.
1888. You look clean tuckered out, remarked the ex-guide.N.Y. Herald, July 21 (Farmer).