| 单词 | tusk |
| 释义 | tusk —tuskless, adj. —tusklike, adj. /tusk/, n. 1. (in certain animals) a tooth developed to great length, usually one of a pair, as in the elephant, walrus, and wild boar, but singly in the narwhal. 2. a long, pointed, or protruding tooth. 3. a projection resembling the tusk of an animal. 4. Also called gain. Carpentry. a diagonally cut shoulder at the end of a timber for strengthening a tenon. v.t. 5. to dig up or tear off with the tusks. 6. to gore with a tusk. v.i. 7. to dig up or thrust at the ground with the tusks. [bef. 900; ME, metathetic var. of tux, OE, var. of tusc TUSH2; c. OFris tusk; akin to TOOTH] |
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