tusk /ˈtʌsk/
 牙,暴牙,牙狀物(vt.)以牙刺戳,以牙掘,用牙碰傷


 tusk /ˈtəsk/ 名詞
 長牙,獠牙,長尖牙


 Tusk n. Zool. Same as Torsk.


 Tusk, n.
 1. Zool. One of the elongated incisor or canine teeth of the wild boar, elephant, etc.; hence, any long, protruding tooth.
 2. Zool. 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.


 Tusk v. i. To bare or gnash the teeth. [Obs.]

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 tusk
      n 1: a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of
           the tusks of elephants and walruses [syn: ivory]
      2: a long pointed tooth specialized for fighting or digging;
         especially in an elephant or walrus or hog
      v 1: stab or pierce with a horn or tusk; "the rhino horned the
           explorer" [syn: horn]
      2: remove the tusks of animals; "tusk an elephant" [syn: detusk]