TUSK


Meaning of TUSK in English

/ tʌsk; NAmE / noun

either of the long curved teeth that stick out of the mouth of elephants and some other animals

—picture at walrus

—see also ivory

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WORD ORIGIN

Old English tux , variant of tusc .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.