[ft-l] origin of the word "ruck"

[ft-l@mailman.backcountry.net (ft-l@mailman.backcountry.net)]

donhower@fair.net writes:

> In the Army we had "ruck sacks" (backpacks) and the order for putting on 
> your pack was given as "ruck up".

So would "tuckerizing" be the same as "ruck off"??  Or is that what you say 
to those pesky tucks/tuckers/tuckerers/tuckerizers after they've completely 
destroyed every shred of backpacking confidence you had??

-Teresa

"Procrastination is a dream-killer."


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