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1. tusk
noun. ['ˈtʌsk'] a long pointed tooth specialized for fighting or digging; especially in an elephant or walrus or hog.
Etymology
- tusk (Middle English (1100-1500))
- tux (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
Rhymes with Tusk
- brusque
- bruske
- rusk
- muske
- musk
- lusk
- kuske
- husk
- dusk
- cusk
- buske
- busk
How do you pronounce tusk?
Pronounce tusk as təsk.
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2. elephant-tusk
noun. annual of southern United States to Mexico having large whitish or yellowish flowers mottled with purple and a long curving beak.
3. tusk
noun. ['ˈtʌsk'] a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses.
Etymology
- tusk (Middle English (1100-1500))
- tux (Old English (ca. 450-1100))