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noun (in certain animals) a tooth developed to great length, usually one of a pair, as in the elephant, walrus, and wild boar, but singly in the narwhal.
a long, pointed, or protruding tooth.
a projection resembling the tusk of an animal.
Also called gain . Carpentry . a diagonally cut shoulder at the end of a timber for strengthening a tenon.
SEE MORE SEE LESS verb (used with object) to dig up or tear off with the tusks.
to gore with a tusk.
verb (used without object) to dig up or thrust at the ground with the tusks.
Origin of tusk before 900; Middle English, metathetic variant of tux, Old English, variant of tusc tush2 ; cognate with Old Frisian tusk; akin to tooth
OTHER WORDS FROM tusk tuskless, adjective tusklike, adjective un·tusked, adjective Words nearby tusk Tusculum, tush, tushery, tushie, Tusi, tusk , Tuskegee, tusker, tusk shell, tussah, tussal
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Example sentences from the Web for tusk In the film world, it was really Kevin Smith who brought Osment back into the fold with Tusk .
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Johnny Depp has a pretty sizeable role in Tusk as the Montreal private eye Guy LaPointe.
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The first sequence of the show was set to "Tusk " by Fleetwood Mac.
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As a patron of Tusk Trust, a conservation charity, Williamtravelled to Botswana in 2010 to raise awareness of the issue.
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The film aims to raise awareness and funds for Tusk Trust, a UK-based conservation charity, of which Prince William is patron.
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And then repeated his other question: "Was Tusk much unruly?"
Sunlight Patch | Credo Fitch Harris
I recognized Odysseus myself by the well-known scar made by the boar's tusk .
Odysseus, the Hero of Ithaca | Homer
Close to the human bones lay the tusk and the shoulder-blade of a Mammoth.
Prehistoric Man | W. L. H. Duckworth
The balls are perfect spheres turned out of the centre of the tusk .
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Susie Peters told her what a tusk is, and showed her a picture of a cruel hag that had one.
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British Dictionary definitions for tusk noun a pointed elongated usually paired tooth in the elephant, walrus, and certain other mammals that is often used for fighting
the canine tooth of certain animals, esp horses
a sharp pointed projection
Also called: tusk tenon building trades a tenon shaped with an additional oblique shoulder to make a stronger joint
verb to stab, tear, or gore with the tusks
Derived forms of tusk tusked , adjective tusklike , adjective Word Origin for tusk Old English tūsc ; related to Old Frisian tosk ; see tooth
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Words related to tusk ivory, tush, canine, tooth, incisor, fang
Scientific definitions for tusk A long, pointed tooth, usually one of a pair, projecting from the mouth of certain animals, such as elephants, walruses, and wild pigs. Tusks are used for procuring food and as weapons.
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