n.
Pronunciation: ' t ə sk
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, alteration of tux, from Old English t ū x; akin to Old English t ū sc tush
Date: before 12th century
1 : an elongated greatly enlarged tooth (as of an elephant or walrus) that projects when the mouth is closed and serves especially for digging food or as a weapon broadly : a long protruding tooth
2 : one of the small projections on a tusk tenon
– tusked \ ' t ə skt \ adjective
– tusk · like \ ' t ə sk- ˌ l ī k \ adjective