Tusk \Tusk\, n. [OE. tusk, the same word as tusch, AS. tusc. See
Tush a tooth.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) One of the elongated incisor or canine teeth of
the wild boar, elephant, etc.; hence, any long, protruding
tooth.
2. (Zo["o]l.) 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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Cusk \Cusk\ (k?sk), n. (Zo["o]l.)
A large, edible, marine fish (Brosmius brosme), allied to
the cod, common on the northern coasts of Europe and America;
-- called also tusk and torsk.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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