Tusk
Definition of Tusk
Pronunciation: tŭsk | n. | 1. | (Zool.) Same as Torsk. | | 1. | (Zool.) One of the elongated incisor or canine teeth of the wild boar, elephant, etc.; hence, any long, protruding tooth. | | 2. | (Zool.) A toothshell, or Dentalium; - called also tusk-shell. | | 3. | (Carp.) A projecting member like a tenon, and serving the same or a similar purpose, but composed of several steps, or offsets. Thus, in the illustration, a is the tusk, and each of the several parts, or offsets, is called a tooth. | | v. i. | 1. | To bare or gnash the teeth. |
Related Words
baby tooth, bicuspid, bucktooth, canine, crown, cuspid, cutter, deciduous tooth, dent, denticle, denticulation, dentil, dentition, dogtooth, eyetooth, fang, fore tooth, gagtooth, gang tooth, gold tooth, gore, grinder, horn, incisor, milk tooth, molar, peg, permanent tooth, pivot tooth, premolar, scrivello, snag, snaggletooth, tooth, tush, wisdom tooth
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