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tusk /ˈtʌsk/
牙,暴牙,牙狀物(vt.)以牙刺戳,以牙掘,用牙碰傷
tusk /ˈtəsk/ 名詞
長牙,獠牙,長尖牙
Tusk, n.
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.
Tusk v. i. To bare or gnash the teeth. [Obs.]
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tusk
n 1: a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of
the tusks of elephants and walruses [syn: ivory]
2: a long pointed tooth specialized for fighting or digging;
especially in an elephant or walrus or hog
v 1: stab or pierce with a horn or tusk; "the rhino horned the
explorer" [syn: horn]
2: remove the tusks of animals; "tusk an elephant" [syn: detusk]