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Webster 1913 Edition

Tusk

Tusk

(tŭsk)
,
Noun.
(Zool.)
Same as
Torsk
.

Tusk

,
Noun.
[OE.
tusk
, the same word as
tusch
, AS.
tusc
. See
Tush
a tooth.]
1.
(Zool.)
One of the elongated incisor or canine teeth of the wild boar, elephant, etc.; hence, any long, protruding tooth.
2.
(Zool.)
A toothshell, or Dentalium; – called also
tusk-shell
.
3.
(Carp.)
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

(tŭsk)
,
Verb.
I.
To bare or gnash the teeth.
[Obs.]

Webster 1828 Edition

Tusk

TUSK

,
Noun.
The long pointed tooth of certain rapacious, carnivorous or fighting animals; as the tusks of the boar.

TUSK

,
Verb.
I.
To gnash the teeth, as a boar.

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