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tusk
/ˈtʌsk/
noun 6verb 3name 1
Collocations
2ADJ.
half, long, single, touched
ADV.
almost, essentially
Definitions
noun
1
One of a pair of elongated pointed teeth that extend outside the mouth of an animal such as walrus, elephant or wild boar, and which continue to grow throughout the animal's life.
Until the CITES sales ban, elephant tusks were the 'backbone' of the legal ivory trade.
2
A small projection on a (tusk) tenon.
3
A tusk shell.
4
A projecting member like a tenon, and serving the same or a similar purpose, but composed of several steps, or offsets, called teeth.
5
A sharp point.
verb
1
To dig up using a tusk, as boars do.
2
To gore with the tusks.
3
To bare or gnash the teeth.
noun
1
A fish, the torsk (Brosme brosme).
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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Until the CITES sales ban, elephant tusks were the 'backbone' of the legal ivory trade.
Wiktionary02
This is an elephant's tusk.
Tatoeba · #166926203
Narwhals are commonly called sea unicorns because of the males' long single tusk, almost half the length of their body.
Tatoeba · #1185252004
How much does an elephant's tusk cost?
Tatoeba · #1200792105
A tusk is essentially just a giant tooth.
Tatoeba · #1238102106
One of the blind men touched the elephant's tusk.
Tatoeba · #12381024Usage Notes
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