tusk

n.

1. An elongated pointed tooth, usually one of a pair, extending outside of the mouth in certain animals such as the walrus, elephant, or wild boar. Also called tush.
2. A long projecting tooth or toothlike part.

tr. & intr.v., tusked, tusk·ing, tusks.
To gore or dig with the tusks or a tusk.

[Middle English tux, tusce, from Old English tūx, tūsc, canine tooth.]

tusked tusked adj.

1. A beveled shoulder on a tenon to provide additional strength, the mortise being cut correspondingly.
2. A stone or brick in toothing.

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The well-developed canine tooth in the male pig and similar large projecting teeth in some wild species. They are open-rooted so that they continue to grow. The upper and lower ones in the pig have growth directions that brings them together in such a way that they sharpen each other as the jaws move. Elephant tusks are modified incisor teeth, with the ivory being dentine.

IN BRIEF: A long pointed tooth specialized for fighting or digging.S.

Out of a dog's mouth will never come ivory tusks. — Chinese Proverbs

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - stødtand
v. tr., -
v. intr. - støde, stange, spidde

Nederlands (Dutch)
slagtand

Français (French)
n. - défense, dague
v. tr. - creuser/encorner avec des défenses
v. intr. - creuser/encorner avec des défenses

Deutsch (German)
n. - Stoßzahn
v. - mit den Stoßzähnen durchbohren

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - χαυλιόδοντας (κν. αρπάλι)
v. - καρφώνω, πληγώνω, κτυπάω με τους χαυλιόδοντες

Italiano (Italian)
zanna

Português (Portuguese)
n. - presa (f), dente longo e saliente (m), ancinho (m)
v. - ferir, atravessar com presas

Русский (Russian)
(слоновый) клык, бивень

Español (Spanish)
n. - colmillo, defensa, espiga
v. tr. - carnear con un colmillo
v. intr. - enterrarse en el suleo de colmillos

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - bete, huggtand, tand
v. - gräva upp, slita av, rycka upp, böka i jorden (med betar9

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
长牙, 尖牙, 獠牙, 以牙刺戳, 用牙碰伤, 以牙掘, 被牙碰伤

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 長牙, 尖牙, 獠牙
v. tr. - 以牙刺戳, 用牙碰傷, 以牙掘
v. intr. - 被牙碰傷

한국어 (Korean)
n. - (코끼리 등의) 엄니, 뾰족한 끝, 뻐드렁니
v. tr. - 엄니로 찌르다
v. intr. - 상처를 내다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 牙, 牙のような歯, 出っ歯
v. - 牙で突く

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ناب (فعل) يمزق بالأنياب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שן-הפיל, שנהב, ניב‬
v. tr. - ‮נעץ את ניביו, נגח בניבים, קרע בניביו‬
v. intr. - ‮נעץ את ניביו‬

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