Category:Tusk

Tusk, n. (zoöl.)

Defn: same as torsk.

Tusk Tusk, n. Etym: [oe. tusk, the same word as tusch, as. tusc. See tush A tooth.]

1. (zoöl.)

Defn: one of the elongated incisor or canine teeth of the wild boar, Elephant, etc.; hence, any long, protruding tooth.

2. (zoöl.)

Defn: a toothshell, or dentalium; -- called also tusk-shell.

3. (carp.)

Defn: 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.

Tusk Tusk, v. i.

Defn: to bare or gnash the teeth. [obs.]