Meaning of wild as a Tuckernuck steer | Babel Free

Definitions

Wild, reckless, harum-scarum.

US, not-comparable, rare

Examples

““Sounds wild as a Tuckernuck steer,” he observed. “What brings Peleg here now, Sister Abby? Thee said his last letter told thee of his fine new job ..."”

“[…] and went hand over hand, a knife in his teeth — wild as a Tuckernuck steer, Fred was — out the line, cut away the lashings, […]”

“"Davy was born as wild as a Tuckernuck steer and time ain't chastened him none."”

“The shock of the frigid sea made my nerves wild as a Tuckernuck steer. I felt freeze-dried as the icy cold electrified my vitals.”

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