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Definition of Tusk

1. Noun. A hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses.

2. Verb. Stab or pierce with a horn or tusk. "The rhino horned the explorer"

3. Noun. A long pointed tooth specialized for fighting or digging; especially in an elephant or walrus or hog.

4. Verb. Remove the tusks of animals. "Tusk an elephant"

Definition of Tusk

1. n. Same as Torsk.

2. n. One of the elongated incisor or canine teeth of the wild boar, elephant, etc.; hence, any long, protruding tooth.

3. v. i. To bare or gnash the teeth.

Definition of Tusk

1. to gore with a tusk (a long, pointed tooth extending outside of the mouth) [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Tusk

1. Same as Torsk. 1. One of the elongated incisor or canine teeth of the wild boar, elephant, etc.; hence, any long, protruding tooth. 2. A toothshell, or Dentalium; called also tusk-shell. 3. 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. Origin: OE. Tusk, the same word as tusch, AS. Tusc. See Tush a tooth. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tusk

tush tush tushed tusheries tushery tushes tushie tushies tushing tushkar

tushkars tushker tushkers tushy tusk (current term) tusk (current term) tusk-shell tuskar tuskars tusked

tusked Tuskegee tusker tusker tuskers tuskier tuskiest tusking tuskings tuskless

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