Tusk

Part of speech: noun (n.)

Same as Torsk.

Part of speech: noun (n.)

1. One of the elongated incisor or canine teeth of the wild boar, elephant, etc.; hence, any long, protruding tooth.

2. A toothshell, or Dentalium; -- called also tusk-shell.

3. 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.

Part of speech: verb (v.)

To bare or gnash the teeth. [Obs.]