Tusk - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |tʌsk|  American pronunciation of the word tusk
Brit.  |tʌsk|  British pronunciation of the word tusk

noun

- a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses (syn: ivory)
- a long pointed tooth specialized for fighting or digging; especially in an elephant or walrus or hog

verb

- stab or pierce with a horn or tusk (syn: horn)
- remove the tusks of animals
tusk an elephant

Extra examples

The single tusk of the big elephant scaled one hundred and sixty pounds.

Word forms

noun
singular: tusk
plural: tusks
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