TUSK

n. v.

5 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


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.
n.

A toothshell, or Dentalium; -- called also tusk-shell.

4.
n.

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.

5.
v.

To bare or gnash the teeth. [Obs.]


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