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Friar Tuck
[ tuhk ]
noun
- the jolly, pugnacious friar who was a member of Robin Hood's band.
Friar Tuck
noun
- English legend a jolly friar who joined Robin Hood's band and aided their exploits
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Example Sentences
Romney is like the sheriff of Nottingham: all castle, no conviction; which makes Newt Gingrich the earthy Friar Tuck.
From The Daily Beast
He did not fare so badly either, for being plump and rosy he was allowed to personate the jolly Friar Tuck.
From Project Gutenberg
Even a Friar Tuck is not so repulsive to us as an unsocial, austere, narrow-minded, and ignorant fanatic of the eleventh century.
From Project Gutenberg
Watts spoke the last words so loudly that Friar Tuck rose once.
From Project Gutenberg
He considered the bowl of his pipe then rubbed it on Friar Tuck's head.
From Project Gutenberg
Robin Hood, it is well known, had his celebrated domestic chaplain Friar Tuck.
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