tusk

tusk
1. noun /ˈtʌsk/
a) One of a pair of elongated pointed teeth that extend outside the mouth of an animal such as walrus, elephant or wild boar.

Until the CITES sales ban, elephant tusks were the backbone of the legal ivory trade.

b) A small projection on a (tusk) tenon.
2. verb /ˈtʌsk/
To dig up using a tusk, as boars do.
See Also: tusked, tusker, tusklike, tusky, tusk tenon

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  • tusk — [tusk] n. [ME, by metathesis < OE tucs, akin to OFris tusk < PGmc * tunth ska < * tunth , * tanth : see TOOTH] 1. in elephants, wild boars, walruses, etc., a very long, large, pointed tooth, usually one of a pair, projecting outside the… …   English World dictionary

  • Tusk — Tusk, n. [OE. tusk, the same word as tusch, AS. tusc. See {Tush} a tooth.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) One of the elongated incisor or canine teeth of the wild boar, elephant, etc.; hence, any long, protruding tooth. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) A toothshell,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tusk — puede referirse a: Donald Tusk (n. 1957), político polaco; Tusk (1979), disco del grupo musical Fleetwood Mac; Tusk (1980), película de Alejandro Jodorowsky. Esta página de desambiguación cataloga artículos relacionados con el mismo título …   Wikipedia Español

  • tusk — tusk·er; tusk·less; tusk; …   English syllables

  • Tusk — Tusk, n. (Zo[ o]l.) Same as {Torsk}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tusk — Tusk, v. i. To bare or gnash the teeth. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tusk — O.E. tux, tusc, cognate with O.Fris. tusk, probably from P.Gmc. *tunthskaz (Cf. Goth. tunþus tooth ), extended form of the root of TOOTH (Cf. tooth). But there are no certain cognates outside Anglo Frisian …   Etymology dictionary

  • tusk — təsk n an elongated greatly enlarged tooth that projects when the mouth is closed and serves for digging food or as a weapon broadly a long protruding tooth …   Medical dictionary

  • tusk — [tʌsk] n [: Old English; Origin: tux] one of a pair of very long pointed teeth, that stick out of the mouth of animals such as ↑elephant s …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • tusk — [ tʌsk ] noun count one of the two very long pointed teeth on an animal such as an elephant or a WALRUS …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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