vi to bare or gnash the teeth.
2. tusk ·noun ·same·as torsk.
3. tusk ·noun a toothshell, or dentalium;
called also tusk-shell.
4. tusk ·noun one of the elongated incisor or canine teeth of the wild boar, elephant, ·etc.; hence, any long, protruding tooth.
5. tusk ·noun 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.