Tusk

Definitions

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.
2. A fish, the torsk (Brosme brosme).
3. A male surname from Kashubian
4. A small projection on a (tusk) tenon.
5. A tusk shell.
6. A projecting member like a tenon, and serving the same or a similar purpose, but composed of several steps, or offsets, called teeth.
7. A sharp point.
8. The share of a plough.

Equivalents

Examples

“Until the CITES sales ban, elephant tusks were the 'backbone' of the legal ivory trade⟳.”

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