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English Dictionary: tusk	by the DICT Development Group
6 results for tusk
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tusk n a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses Synonym(s): ivory, tusk a long pointed tooth specialized for fighting or digging; especially in an elephant or walrus or hog v stab or pierce with a horn or tusk; "the rhino horned the explorer" Synonym(s): horn, tusk remove the tusks of animals; "tusk an elephant" Synonym(s): tusk, detusk
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Torsk \Torsk\, n. [Dan.; akin to Icel. [thorn]orskr a codfish, G. dorsch.] (Zo[94]l.) (a) The cusk. See {Cusk}. (b) The codfish. Called also {tusk}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tusk \Tusk\, v. i. To bare or gnash the teeth. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tusk \Tusk\, n. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Torsk}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tusk \Tusk\, n. [OE. tusk, the same word as tusch, AS. tusc. See {Tush} a tooth.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) One of the elongated incisor or canine teeth of the wild boar, elephant, etc.; hence, any long, protruding tooth. 2. (Zo[94]l.) 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cusk \Cusk\ (k?sk), n. (Zo[94]l.) A large, edible, marine fish ({Brosmius brosme}), allied to the cod, common on the northern coasts of Europe and America; -- called also {tusk} and {torsk}.