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• Friar Tuck — is a companion to Robin Hood in the legends about that character. He is a common character in modern Robin Hood stories, which depict him as a jovial friar and one of Robin s Merry Men. The figure of Tuck was common in the May Games festivals of… …   Wikipedia

• Hood — (h[oo^]d), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hooded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hooding}.] 1. To cover with a hood; to furnish with a hood or hood shaped appendage. [1913 Webster] The friar hooded, and the monarch crowned. Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. To cover; to hide; to …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Friar Tuck — /tuk/ the jolly, pugnacious friar who was a member of Robin Hood s band. * * * Friar Tuck [Friar Tuck] one of Robin Hood s group of ↑outlaws (= people who have broken the law and must hide to avoid being caught). According to the ↑legend, he was… …   Useful english dictionary

• Friar Tuck —    Companion of *Robin Hood in some sources from 1475 onwards, Tuck may have originally been an independent comic figure based on the medieval stereotype of a disreputable friar fond of fighting, hunting, and wenching. He is almost certainly the… …   A Dictionary of English folklore

• friar —    A friar is a monk, and would therefore normally be addressed as ‘brother’, but ‘friar’, used on its own or followed by a name, seems to have been used in former times. Friars were properly members of the mendicant orders of the Roman Catholic… …   A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

• Friar Tuck — /tuk/ the jolly, pugnacious friar who was a member of Robin Hood s band. * * * …   Universalium

• Friar Tuck — /fraɪə ˈtʌk/ (say fruyuh tuk) noun the jolly friar of Robin Hood s band …  

• FRIAR TUCK —    Robin Hood s chaplain and steward, introduced by Scott into Ivanhoe as a kind of clerical Falstaff …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• Friar Tuck — Fri|ar Tuck a fat and cheerful ↑monk (=a member of an all male religious group) , who enjoys eating and drinking, and appears in old English stories about ↑Robin Hood as one of his followers …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Robin Hood — is an archetypal figure in English folklore, whose story originates from medieval times but who remains significant in popular culture where he is painted as a man known for robbing the rich to give to the poor and fighting against injustice and… …   Wikipedia

• Robin Hood (1973 film) — Robin Hood Theatrical release poster Directed by …   Wikipedia