What is one of the elongated incisor or canine teeth of the wild boar, elephant, etc.; hence, any long, protruding tooth called?
tusk — (Zoöl.) One of the elongated incisor or canine teeth of the wild boar, elephant, etc.; hence, any long, protruding tooth. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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