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  1. 1. n. Same as Torsk. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. One of the elongated incisor or canine teeth of the wild boar, elephant, etc.; hence, any long, protruding tooth. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. A toothshell, or Dentalium; -- called also tusk-shell. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. A projecting member like a tenon, and serving the same or a similar purpose, but composed of several steps, or offsets. Thus, in the illustration, a is the tusk, and each of the several parts, or offsets, is called a tooth. Source: opted
  5. 5. v. i. To bare or gnash the teeth. Source: opted
  6. 6. n. a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses Source: wordnet
  7. 7. n. a long pointed tooth specialized for fighting or digging; especially in an elephant or walrus or hog Source: wordnet
  8. 8. v. stab or pierce with a horn or tusk Source: wordnet
  9. 9. v. remove the tusks of animals Source: wordnet
  10. 10. Same as Torsk. 1. (Zoöl.) One of the elongated incisor or canine teeth of the wild boar, elephant, etc.; hence, any long, protruding tooth. 2. (Zoöl.) A toothshell, or Dentalium; -- called also tusk-shell. 3. (Carp.) A projecting member like a tenon, and serving the same or a similar purpose, but composed of several steps, or offsets. Thus, in the illustration, a is the tusk, and each of the several parts, or offsets, is called a tooth. To bare or gnash the teeth. [Obs.] Source: webster
  11. 11. v:11/n:89 n. a long pointed tooth specialized for fighting or digging; especially in an elephant or walrus or hog v. remove the tusks of animals Source: ecdict

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