meaning of tusk
1. Same as Torsk.
2. One of the elongated incisor or canine teeth of the wild boar, elephant, etc. ; hence, any long, protruding tooth.
3. A toothshell, or Dentalium; -- called also tusk-shell.
4. 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. To bare or gnash the teeth.
6. a long pointed tooth specialized for fighting or digging; especially in an elephant or walrus or hog
Related Words
tusk | tusk shell | tusk-shell | tusked | tuskegee | tusker | tusky |
