单词 | tusk tenon |
释义 | tusk tenon in British English (tʌsk ˈtɛnən) noun another name for tusk (sense 4) tusk in British English (tʌsk) noun 1. a pointed elongated usually paired tooth in the elephant, walrus, and certain other mammals that is often used for fighting 2. the canine tooth of certain animals, esp horses 3. a sharp pointed projection 4. Also called: tusk tenon building a tenon shaped with an additional oblique shoulder to make a stronger joint verb 5. to stab, tear, or gore with the tusks Derived forms tusked adjective tusklike (ˈtuskˌlike) adjective Word origin Old English tūsc; related to Old Frisian tosk; see tooth |
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