02n.
One of the elongated incisor or canine teeth of the wild boar, elephant, etc.; hence, any long, protruding tooth.
1.
One of the elongated incisor or canine teeth of the wild boar, elephant, etc.; hence, any long, protruding tooth.(Zool.)
2.
A toothshell, or Dentalium; -- called also tusk-shell.(Zool.)Also: tusk-shell
3.
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.(Carp.)