tusk

English

/ˈtʌsk/

noun
Definitions
  • One of a pair of elongated pointed teeth that extend outside the mouth of an animal such as walrus, elephant or wild boar.
  • A small projection on a (tusk) tenon.
  • A tusk shell.
  • (carpentry) A projecting member like a tenon, and serving the same or a similar purpose, but composed of several steps, or offsets, called teeth.
  • A sharp point.
  • The share of a plough.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English tusk inherited from Old English tūsc (tusk, canine tooth) inherited from Proto-Germanic *tunþskaz (tooth) derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts (tooth).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₃dónts

Gloss

tooth

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

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