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tuckamore
[cf. Brit. dial. tuck loose, tangled straw, etc.]
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1895
Tuckamore, a clump of spruce . . . matted together.
1920
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.
1955
tuckamore [means] a low clump of trees.