Definition of Eyetooth

1. Noun. One of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars.

Exact synonyms: Canine, Canine Tooth, Cuspid, Dogtooth, Eye Tooth
Specialized synonyms: Fang
Generic synonyms: Tooth
Derivative terms: Canine, Cuspidal

Definition of Eyetooth

1. n. A canine tooth of the upper jaw.

Definition of Eyetooth

1. Noun. a canine tooth of the upper jaw ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Eyetooth

1. a cuspid [n EYETEETH] - See also: cuspid

Medical Definition of Eyetooth

1. Eyeteeth A canine tooth of the upper jaw. To cut one's eyeteeth, to become acute or knowing. See: canine tooth. Source: Websters Dictionary (08 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Eyetooth

eyespot
eyespots
eyespotted
eyestalk
eyestalks
eyestone
eyestones
eyestrain
eyestrains
eyestring
eyestrings
eyestripe
eyestripes
eyet
eyeteeth
eyetooth (current term)
eyets
eyewall
eyewall mesovortex
eyewall mesovortices
eyewalls
eyewash
eyewashes
eyewater
eyewatering
eyewaters
eyewear
eyewink
eyewinker
eyewinkers

Literary usage of Eyetooth

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Principles of Judicial Proof: As Given by Logic, Psychology, and General by John Henry Wigmore (1913)
"They once had a conversation with reference to the missing tooth. Cameron swore positively that the tooth next to the upper left-hand eyetooth was gone. ..."

2. Notes on the Development of a Child by Milicent Washburn Shinn (1893)
"About 533d day (i8th month), eyetooth. 535th day (i8th month), lower first molar. ... 566th day (i9th month), eyetooth. 578th day (19 months old), ..."

3. The Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica: A Record of the Positive Effects of by Timothy Field Allen (1879)
"Painful jerking in the right eyetooth,1.—Tearing in the roots of the incisors,1. ... The gum of the right eyetooth and right cheek were swollen up as far as ..."

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