Tusk (?), n. Zool.
Same as Torsk.
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Tusk, n. [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.
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Tusk (?), v. i.
To bare or gnash the teeth.
[Obs.]
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