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Tuckahoe

Definition: Tuckahoe

Tuckahoe

Noun

1. Perennial herb of the eastern United States having arrowhead-shaped leaves and an elongate pointed spathe and green berries.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "tuckahoe" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1855. (references)

Note: Tuckahoe \Tuck"a*hoe\, noun. [North American Indian, bread.]. (Websters 1913)


Synonym: Tuckahoe

Synonym: green arrow arum (n). (additional references)

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Specialty Definition: Tuckahoe, New York

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Tuckahoe is the name of some places in the U.S. state of New York:
*Tuckahoe, Suffolk County, New York
*Tuckahoe, Westchester County, New York



Tuckahoe, Suffolk County, New York

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Tuckahoe is a town located in Suffolk County, New York. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 1,741.

Geography


Tuckahoe is located at 40°54'1" North, 72°26'9" West (40.900340, -72.435816)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 14.3 km² (5.5 mi²). 13.1 km² (5.1 mi²) of it is land and 1.2 km² (0.4 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 8.17% water.

Demographics


As of the census of 2000, there are 1,741 people, 687 households, and 456 families residing in the town. The population density is 132.8/km² (343.9/mi²). There are 1,092 housing units at an average density of 83.3/km² (215.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 84.26% White, 7.29% African American, 0.69% Native American, 0.75% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 5.28% from other races, and 1.67% from two or more races. 18.44% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 687 households out of which 29.1% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.1% are married couples living together, 9.3% have a female householder with no husband present, and 33.6% are non-families. 27.2% of all households are made up of individuals and 10.0% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.51 and the average family size is 2.95. In the town the population is spread out with 21.9% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 39 years. For every 100 females there are 98.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 102.4 males. The median income for a household in the town is $55,885, and the median income for a family is $59,706. Males have a median income of $35,417 versus $27,788 for females. The per capita income for the town is $32,834. 8.6% of the population and 3.2% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 9.0% are under the age of 18 and 1.3% are 65 or older.



Tuckahoe, Virginia

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Tuckahoe is a town located in Henrico County, Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 43,242.

Geography


Tuckahoe is located at 37°35'45" North, 77°34'33" West (37.595896, -77.575937)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 56.0 km² (21.6 mi²). 53.3 km² (20.6 mi²) of it is land and 2.8 km² (1.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 4.95% water.

Demographics


As of the census of 2000, there are 43,242 people, 18,126 households, and 11,963 families residing in the town. The population density is 811.7/km² (2,102.7/mi²). There are 18,647 housing units at an average density of 350.0/km² (906.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 88.79% White, 5.78% African American, 0.17% Native American, 3.43% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.67% from other races, and 1.13% from two or more races. 2.13% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 18,126 households out of which 29.8% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.0% are married couples living together, 8.6% have a female householder with no husband present, and 34.0% are non-families. 28.4% of all households are made up of individuals and 11.1% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.36 and the average family size is 2.92. In the town the population is spread out with 23.2% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 40 years. For every 100 females there are 87.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 83.4 males. The median income for a household in the town is $55,420, and the median income for a family is $68,328. Males have a median income of $45,707 versus $31,850 for females. The per capita income for the town is $33,851. 4.0% of the population and 2.4% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 4.2% are under the age of 18 and 4.0% are 65 or older.



Tuckahoe, Westchester County, New York

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Tuckahoe is a village located in Westchester County, New York. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 6,211.

Geography


Tuckahoe is located at 40°57'11" North, 73°49'25" West (40.953110, -73.823609)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.6 km² (0.6 mi²). 1.6 km² (0.6 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.

Demographics


As of the census of 2000, there are 6,211 people, 2,627 households, and 1,626 families residing in the village. The population density is 3,931.3/km² (10,188.8/mi²). There are 2,729 housing units at an average density of 1,727.3/km² (4,476.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the village is 73.98% White, 10.11% African American, 0.10% Native American, 9.76% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 3.48% from other races, and 2.56% from two or more races. 8.84% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 2,627 households out of which 30.3% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.0% are married couples living together, 11.9% have a female householder with no husband present, and 38.1% are non-families. 33.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 10.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.36 and the average family size is 3.05. In the village the population is spread out with 23.3% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 36.7% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there are 91.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 86.6 males. The median income for a household in the village is $60,744, and the median income for a family is $78,188. Males have a median income of $56,217 versus $41,077 for females. The per capita income for the village is $31,819. 7.2% of the population and 5.7% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 5.6% are under the age of 18 and 9.1% are 65 or older.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Tuckahoe, New York."

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Commercial Usage: Tuckahoe

DomainTitle

Music

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: Tuckahoe

ThumbnailDescription & Credit

Residence, cabin, on James River, Tuckahoe Plantation, Goochland County, Virgina. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Cities: Tuckahoe


1. Tuckahoe, NY (village, FIPS 75583)
Location: 40.95270 N, 73.82320 W
Population (1990): 6302 (2739 housing units)
Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 10707
Country: USA

2. Tuckahoe, VA (CDP, FIPS 79560)
Location: 37.58703 N, 77.58702 W
Population (1990): 42629 (18183 housing units)
Area: 53.3 sq km (land), 2.7 sq km (water)
Country: USA

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Tuckahoe

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day		ExpressionFrequency
per Day

tuckahoe ny

134

tuckahoe plantation

5

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33

tuckahoe village

4

league little tuckahoe

20

acres tuckahoe

4

tuckahoe ymca

15

tuckahoe turf

3

park state tuckahoe

14

tuckahoe school

3

tuckahoe inn

13

district school tuckahoe

3

camp tuckahoe

12

maryland tuckahoe

3

tuckahoe nj

12

library public tuckahoe

3

tuckahoe middle school

7

library tuckahoe

2

tuckahoe new york

7

tuckahoe new jersey

2

tuckahoe high school

6

indian tuckahoe

2

farm tuckahoe turf

5

acres campground tuckahoe

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Tuckahoe

Derivations

Words beginning with "tuckahoe": tuckahoes. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Tuckahoe" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Tuckenhay. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Tuckahoe"

Words rhyming with "tuckahoe" (pronounced 'Tuck"a*hoe'): Boohoe, horseshoe, mahoe, Overshoe, Oxshoe, Prong-hoe, Slipshoe, snowshoe. (additional references)

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Anagrams: Tuckahoe

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-c-e-h-k-o-t-u"

-1 letter: hotcake.

-2 letters: coteau, touche.

-3 letters: acute, cheat, choke, chute, couth, hacek, haute, ketch, tache, teach, teuch, thack, theca, touch.

-4 letters: ache, auto, cake, cate, chao, chat, coat, coke, cote, cuke, cute, each, eath, echo, etch, hack, haet, hake, hate, haut, heat, heck, hock, hoke, huck, keto, khat, khet, oath, okeh, ouch, tace, tach, tack.

 Words containing the letters "a-c-e-h-k-o-t-u"
 

+1 letter: tuckahoes.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Tuckahoe


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

54 75 63 6B 61 68 6F 65

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

-    ..-    -.-.    -.-    .-    ....    ---    .

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010100 01110101 01100011 01101011 01100001 01101000 01101111 01100101

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#84 &#117 &#99 &#107 &#97 &#104 &#111 &#101

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0054 0075 0063 006B 0061 0068 006F 0065

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

5487697767748171

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Usage: Commercial
4. Images: Photo Album 		5. Cities
6. Expressions: Internet
7. Derivations
8. Rhymes 		9. Anagrams
10. Orthography
11. Bibliography


  

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