I. ˈtəsh noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle English tusch, from Old English tūsc; akin to Old Frisian tusk tooth, Gothic tunthus — more at tooth
: a long pointed tooth : tusk: as
a. : a horse's canine
b. : a small or dwarfed tusk in an Indian elephant
II. interjection
Etymology: Middle English tussch
— used to express disdain, contempt or reproach
tush ; these are trifles, and mere old wives' tales — Christopher Marlowe
III. ˈtu̇sh noun
or tush·in -shə̇n
( plural tush or tushes or tushin or tushins )
Usage: usually capitalized
: a member of a Georgian people north of Tiflis
IV. ˈtu̇sh noun
( -es )
Etymology: perhaps modification of Yiddish tokhes , from Hebrew taḥath under, beneath
slang : buttocks