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TUSK

Same as Torsk. 1. One of the elongated incisor or canine teeth of the wild boar, elephant, etc.; hence, any long, protruding tooth. 2. 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 different steps, or offsets. Thus, in the illustration, a is the tusk, and every of the different parts, or offsets, is called a tooth. Origin: OE. Tusk, the same word as tusch, AS. Tusc. See Tush a tooth. Source: Websters Vocabulary
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