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Friar Tuck

American  
[tuhk] / tʌk /

noun

  1. the jolly, pugnacious friar who was a member of Robin Hood's band.


Friar Tuck British  

noun

  1. English legend a jolly friar who joined Robin Hood's band and aided their exploits

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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As Robin you have an arsenal of high-tech arrows, and you can invite three friends to the fray: metal-fisted brawler Little John, speedy assassin Maid Marian and mace-wielding healer Friar Tuck.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 26, 2023

Little John was a black bear, the Sheriff of Nottingham was a wolf, Friar Tuck was a badger, and perhaps most memorably, Prince John was a thumb-sucking, jewel-encrusted crown-wearing lion.

From The Verge • Apr. 10, 2020

Following the brief New York visit, this lion-maned Australian composer and performer was off to Hungary and Croatia, to play Friar Tuck in a new Robin Hood feature.

From New York Times • Mar. 15, 2017

For instance, Friar Tuck is commonly associated as portly and jolly, but has been portrayed in past Robin Hood iterations as a strong man with a quick temper.

From Forbes • Oct. 9, 2014

The names of his Confessor, Friar Tuck; his mistress, Maid Marian; his companions, Little John, Scathelock, and Much, the Miller's son, were as familiar as household words.

From Brief History of English and American Literature by Beers, Henry A. (Henry Augustin)