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Tusk
(n.)
Same as Torsk.
Tusk
(n.)
One of the elongated incisor or canine teeth of the wild
boar, elephant, etc.; hence, any long, protruding tooth.
Tusk
(n.)
A toothshell, or Dentalium; -- called also tusk-shell.
Tusk
(n.)
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
(v. i.)
To bare or gnash the teeth.