| tusk | <zoology> Same as Torsk. 1. <zoology> One of the elongated incisor or canine teeth of the wild boar, elephant, etc.; hence, any long, protruding tooth. 2. <zoology> 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. Origin: OE. Tusk, the same word as tusch, AS. Tusc. See Tush a tooth. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| tusk-shell | <zoology> See Tusk. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tusked | Furnished with tusks. "The tusked boar out of the wood." (Milton) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tusker | <zoology> An elephant having large tusks. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |