Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter T - Page 88
Turnhalle (n.) A building used as a school of gymnastics.
Turnicimorphae (n. pl.) (Zool.) A division of birds including Turnix and allied genera, resembling quails in appearance but differing from them anatomically.
Compare: Turnix
Turnix (n.) (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of birds belonging to Turnix or Hemipodius and allied genera of the family Turnicidae. These birds resemble quails and partridges in general appearance and in some of their habits, but differ in important anatomical characteristics. The hind toe is usually lacking. They are found in Asia, Africa, Southern Europe, the East Indian Islands, and esp. in Australia and adjacent islands, where they are called quails (see Quail, n., 3.). See Turnicimorphae.
Turnix (n.) Type genus of the
Turnicidae: button quail [syn: Turnix, genus Turnix].
Turning (n.) The act of one who, or that which, turns; also, a
winding; a bending course; a fiexure; a meander.
Through paths and turnings often trod by day. -- Milton.
Turning (n.) The place of a turn; an angle or corner, as of a road.
It is preached at every turning. -- Coleridge.
Turning (n.) Deviation from the way or proper course. -- Harmar.
Turning (n.) Turnery, or the shaping of solid substances into various by means of a lathe and cutting tools.
Turning (n. pl.) The pieces, or chips, detached in the process of turning from the material turned ; -- usually used in the plural.
Turning (n.) (Mil.) A maneuver by which an enemy or a position is turned.
Turning and boring mill, A kind of lathe having a vertical spindle and horizontal face plate, for turning and boring large work.
Turning bridge. See the Note under Drawbridge.
Turning engine, An engine lathe.
Turning lathe, A lathe used by turners to shape their work.
Turning pair. See the Note under Pair, n.
Turning point, The point upon which a question turns, and which decides a case.
Turning (n.) The act of changing or reversing the direction of the course; "he took a turn to the right" [syn: turn, turning].
Turning (n.) Act of changing in practice or custom; "the law took many turnings over the years."
Turning (n.) A shaving created when something is produced by turning it on a lathe.
Turning (n.) A movement in a new direction; "the turning of the wind" [syn: turning, turn].
Turning (n.) The end-product created by shaping something on a lathe.
Turning (n.) The activity of shaping something on a lathe.
Turningness (n.) The quality of turning; instability; tergiversation. [Obs.] -- Sir P. Sidney.
Turnip (n.) The edible, fleshy, roundish, or somewhat conical, root of a cruciferous plant (Brassica campestris, var. Napus); also, the plant itself. [Formerly written also turnep.]
Swedish turnip (Bot.), A kind of turnip. See Ruta-baga.
Turnip flea (Zool.), A small flea-beetle ({Haltica, striolata syn. Phyllotreta striolata), which feeds upon the turnip, and often seriously injures it. It is black with a stripe of yellow on each elytron. The name is also applied to several other small insects which are injurious to turnips. See Illust. under Flea-beetle.
Turnip fly. (Zool.) (a) The turnip flea.
Turnip fly. (Zool.) (b) A two-winged fly ({Anthomyia radicum) whose larvae live in the turnip root.
Turnip (n.) Widely cultivated plant having a large fleshy edible white or yellow root [syn: turnip, white turnip, Brassica rapa].
Turnip (n.) Root of any of several members of the mustard family.
Turnip-shell (n.) (Zool.) Any one of several large, thick, spiral marine shells belonging to Rapa and allied genera, somewhat turnip-shaped.
Turnix
(n.)
(Zool.) Any one of numerous species of birds belonging to Turnix or Hemipodius
and allied genera of the family Turnicidae. These birds resemble quails and
partridges in general appearance and in some of their habits, but differ in
important anatomical characteristics. The hind toe is usually lacking. They are
found in Asia, Africa, Southern Europe, the
Turnix (n.) Type genus of the Turnicidae: button quail [syn: Turnix, genus Turnix].
Turnkeys (n. pl. ) of Turnkey.
Turnkey (n.) A person who has charge of the keys of a prison, for opening and fastening the doors; a warder.
Turnkey (n.) (Dentistry) An instrument with a hinged claw, -- used for extracting teeth with a twist.
Turn-outs (n. pl. ) of Turn-out.
Turn-out (n.) The act of coming forth; a leaving of houses, shops, etc.; esp., a quitting of employment for the purpose of forcing increase of wages; a strike; -- opposed to lockout.
Turn-out (n.) A short side track on a railroad, which may be occupied by one train while another is passing on a main track; a shunt; a siding; a switch.
Turn-out (n.) That which is prominently brought forward or exhibited; hence, an equipage; as, a man with a showy carriage and horses is said to have a fine turn-out.
Turn-out (n.) The aggregate number of persons who have come out, as from their houses, for a special purpose; the number in attendance at a gathering; as, a light turnout for the election.
Turn-out (n.) Net quantity of produce yielded.
Turn-out (n.) A space alongside a highway where vehicles may stop, esp.
for emergency purposes, or to admire the view.
Turnover (a.) Admitting of being turned over; made to be turned over; as, a turnover collar, etc.
Turnover (n.) The act or result of turning over; an upset; as, a bad turnover in a carriage.
Turnover (n.) A semicircular pie or tart made by turning one half of a circular crust over the other, inclosing the fruit or other materials.
Turnover (n.) An apprentice, in any trade, who is handed over from one master to another to complete his time.
Turnover (n.) The ratio of the number of workers that had to be replaced in a given time period to the average number of workers [syn: employee turnover, turnover rate, turnover].
Turnover (n.) A dish made by folding a piece of pastry over a filling.
Turnover (n.) The volume measured in dollars; "the store's dollar volume continues to rise" [syn: dollar volume, turnover].
Turnover (n.) The act of upsetting something; "he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed" [syn: upset, overturn, turnover].
Turnpike (n.) A frame consisting of two bars crossing each other at right angles and turning on a post or pin, to hinder the passage of beasts, but admitting a person to pass between the arms; a turnstile. See Turnstile, 1.
I move upon my axle like a turnpike. -- B. Jonson.
Turnpike (n.) A gate or bar set across a road to stop carriages, animals, and sometimes people, till toll is paid for keeping the road in repair; a tollgate.
Turnpike (n.) A turnpike road. -- De Foe.
Turnpike (n.) A winding stairway. [Scot.] -- Sir W. Scott.
Turnpike (n.) (Mil.) A beam filled with spikes to obstruct passage; a cheval-de-frise. [R.]
Turnpike man, A man who collects tolls at a turnpike.
Turnpike road, A road on which turnpikes, or tollgates, are established by law, in order to collect from the users tolls to defray the cost of building, repairing, etc.
Turnpiked (imp. & p. p.) of Turnpike.
Turnpiking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Turnpike.
Turnpike (v. t.) To form, as a
road, in the manner of a turnpike road; into a rounded form, as the path of a
road. -- Knowles.
Turnpike (n.) (From 16th to 19th centuries) Gates
set across a road to prevent passage until a toll had been paid.
Turnpike (n.) An expressway on which tolls are collected [syn: turnpike, toll road].
Turnpike. () A public road paved with stones or other hard substance.
Turnpike. () Turnpike roads are usually made by corporations to which a power to make them has been granted. The grant of such power passes not only an easement for the road itself, but also so much land as is connected with it; as, for instance, for a toll house and a cellar under it, and a well for the use of the family. 9 Pick. R. 109. A turnpike is a public highway, and a building erected before the turnpike was made, though upon a part out of the travelled path, if continued there is a nuisance. 16 Pick. R. 175. Vide Road; Street; Way.
Turnplate (n.) A turntable.
Compare: Turntable
Turntable (n.) A large revolving platform, for turning railroad cars, locomotives, etc., in a different direction; -- called also turnplate.
Turn-sick (a.) Giddy. [Obs.] -- Bacon.
Turn-sick (n.) (Far.) A disease with which sheep are sometimes affected; gid; sturdy. See Gid.
Turnsole (n.) (Bot.) A plant of the genus Heliotropium; heliotrope; -- so named because its flowers are supposed to turn toward the sun.
Turnsole (n.) (Bot.) The sunflower.
Turnsole (n.) (Bot.) A kind of spurge ({Euphorbia Helioscopia).
Turnsole (n.) The euphorbiaceous plant Chrozophora tinctoria.
Turnsole (n.) (Chem.) Litmus. [Obs.]
Turnsole (n.) A purple dye obtained from the plant turnsole. See def. 1 (d).
Compare: Heliotrope
Heliotrope (n.). (Anc. Astron.) An instrument or machine for showing when the sun arrived at the tropics and equinoctial line.
Heliotrope (n.) (Bot.) A plant of the genus Heliotropium; -- called also turnsole and girasole. Heliotropium Peruvianum is the commonly cultivated species with fragrant flowers.
Heliotrope (n.). (Geodesy & Signal Service) An instrument for making signals to an observer at a distance, by means of the sun's rays thrown from a mirror.
Heliotrope (n.). (Min.) See Bloodstone (a) .
Heliotrope purple, A grayish purple color.
Turnspit (n.) One who turns a spit; hence, a person engaged in some menial office.
His lordship is his majesty's turnspit. -- Burke.
Turnspit (n.) (Zool.) A small breed of dogs having a long body and short crooked legs.
These dogs were formerly much used for turning a spit on which meat was roasting.
Turnspit (n.) A roasting spit that can be turned.
Turnstile (n.) A revolving frame in a footpath, preventing the passage of horses or cattle, but admitting that of persons; a turnpike. See Turnpike, n., 1.
Turnstile (n.) A similar arrangement for registering the number of persons passing through a gateway, doorway, or the like.
Turnstile (n.) A gate consisting of a post that acts as a pivot for rotating arms; set in a passageway for controlling the persons entering.
Turnstone (n.) (Zool.) Any species of limicoline birds of the genera Strepsilas and Arenaria, allied to the plovers, especially the common American and European species (Strepsilas interpres). They are so called from their habit of turning up small stones in search of mollusks and other aquatic animals. Called also brant bird, sand runner, sea quail, sea lark, sparkback, and skirlcrake.
Black turnstone, The California turnstone ({Arenaria melanocephala). The adult in summer is mostly black, except some white streaks on the chest and forehead, and two white loral spots.
Turnstone (n.) Migratory shorebirds of the plover family that turn over stones in searching for food.
Turntable (n.) A large revolving platform, for turning railroad cars, locomotives, etc., in a different direction; -- called also turnplate.
Turntable (n.) A circular horizontal platform that rotates a phonograph record while it is being played.
Turntable (n.) A revolving tray placed on a dining table [syn: turntable, lazy Susan].
Turntable (n.) A rotatable platform with a track; used to turn locomotives and cars.
Turnus (n.) (Zool.) A common, large, handsome, American swallowtail butterfly, now regarded as one of the forms of Papilio, Syn, Jasoniades, glaucus. The wings are yellow, margined and barred with black, and with an orange-red spot near the posterior angle of the hind wings. Called also tiger swallowtail. See Illust. under Swallowtail.
Turnverein (n.) A company or association of gymnasts and athletes.
Turnverein (n.) A club of tumblers or gymnasts.
Turnwrest (n.) Designating a cumbersome style of plow used in England, esp. in Kent.
Turnwrest (n.) Designating a kind of hillside plow. [Eng.] -- Knight.
Turonian (n.) (Geol.) One of the subdivisions into which the Upper Cretaceous formation of Europe is divided.
Turpentine (n.) A semifluid or fluid oleoresin, primarily the exudation of the terebinth, or turpentine, tree ({Pistacia Terebinthus), a native of the Mediterranean region. It is also obtained from many coniferous trees, especially species of pine, larch, and fir.
Note: There are many varieties of turpentine. Chian turpentine is produced in small quantities by the turpentine tree ({Pistacia Terebinthus). Venice, Swiss, or larch turpentine, is obtained from Larix Europaea. It is a clear, colorless balsam, having a tendency to solidify. Canada turpentine, or Canada balsam, is the purest of all the pine turpentines (see under Balsam). The Carpathian and Hungarian varieties are derived from Pinus Cembra and Pinus Mugho. Carolina turpentine, the most abundant kind, comes from the long-leaved pine ({Pinus palustris). Strasburg turpentine is from the silver fir ({Abies pectinata).
Oil of turpentine (Chem.), A colorless oily hydrocarbon, C10H16, of a pleasant aromatic odor, obtained by the distillation of crude turpentine. It is used in making varnishes, in medicine, etc. It is the type of the terpenes and is related to cymene. Called also terebenthene, terpene, etc.
Turpentine moth (Zool.), Any one of several species of small tortricid moths whose larvae eat the tender shoots of pine and fir trees, causing an exudation of pitch or resin.
Turpentine tree (Bot.), The terebinth tree, the original source of turpentine. See Turpentine, above.
Turpentine (n.) Obtained from conifers (especially pines) [syn: turpentine, gum terpentine].
Turpentine (n.) Volatile liquid distilled from turpentine oleoresin; used as paint thinner and solvent and medicinally [syn: turpentine, oil of turpentine, spirit of turpentine, turps].
Turpeth (n.) (Bot.) The root of Ipom[oe]a Turpethum, a plant of Ceylon, Malabar, and Australia, formerly used in medicine as a purgative; -- sometimes called vegetable turpeth.
Turpeth (n.) (Chem.) A heavy yellow powder, Hg3O2SO4, which consists of a basic mercuric sulphate; -- called also turpeth mineral.
Turpin (n.) (Zool.) A land tortoise. [Obs.]
Turpin (n.) English highwayman (1706-1739) [syn: Turpin, Dick Turpin].
Turpitude (n.) Inherent baseness or vileness of principle, words, or actions; shameful wickedness; depravity. -- Shak. Turquoise
Turpitude (n.) A corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice; "the various turpitudes of modern society" [syn: depravity, turpitude].
Turpitude. () Everything done contrary to justice, honesty, modesty or good morals, is said to be done with turpitude.
Turquoise (n.) Alt. of Turquois.
Turquois (n.) (Min.) A hydrous phosphate of alumina containing a little copper; calaite. It has a blue, or bluish green, color, and usually occurs in reniform masses with a botryoidal surface. [Formerly written also turcois, and turkois.]
Note: Turquoise is susceptible of a high polish, and when of a bright blue color is much esteemed as a gem. The finest specimens come from Persia. It is also found in New Mexico and Arizona, and is regarded as identical with the chalchihuitl of the Mexicans.
Turquoise (a.) Having a fine light blue color, like that of choice mineral turquoise.
Turquoise (n.) A blue to grey green mineral consisting of copper aluminum phosphate; "blue turquoise is valued as a gemstone."
Turquoise (n.) A shade of blue tinged with green [syn: greenish blue, aqua, aquamarine, turquoise, cobalt blue, peacock blue].
Turrel (n.) A certain tool used by coopers. -- Sherwood.
Turret (n.) (Arch.) A little tower, frequently a merely ornamental structure at one of the angles of a larger structure.
Turret (n.) (Anc. Mil.) A movable building, of a square form, consisting of ten or even twenty stories and sometimes one hundred and twenty cubits high, usually moved on wheels, and employed in approaching a fortified place, for carrying soldiers, engines, ladders, casting bridges, and other necessaries.
Turret (n.) (Mil.) A revolving tower constructed of thick iron plates, within which cannon are mounted. Turrets are used on vessels of war and on land.
Turret (n.) (Railroads) The elevated central portion of the roof of a passenger car. Its sides are pierced for light and ventilation.
Turret clock, A large clock adapted for an elevated position, as in the tower of a church.
Turret head (Mach.), A vertical cylindrical revolving tool holder for bringing different tools into action successively in a machine, as in a lathe.
Turret lathe, A turning lathe having a turret head.
Turret ship, An ironclad war vessel, with low sides, on which heavy guns are mounted within one or more iron turrets, which may be rotated, so that the guns may be made to bear in any required direction.
Compare: Turrethead
Turrethead, () An attachment fitted to a lathe or other machinery which holds a variety of tools which can act on the object being worked, and which are interchangeable by a pivoting motion, thus allowing efficient performance of multiple operations; -- also called a turret.
Turret (n.) A small tower extending above a building.
Turret (n.) A self-contained weapons platform housing guns and capable of rotation [syn: gun enclosure, gun turret, turret].
Turreted (a.) Furnished with a turret or turrets; specifically (Zool.), having the whorls somewhat flattened on the upper side and often ornamented by spines or tubercles; -- said of certain spiral shells.
Turreted (a.) Formed like a tower; as, a turreted lamp. -- Bacon.
Turribant (n.) A turban. [Obs.]
With hundred turrets like a turribant. -- Spenser.
Turrical (a.) Of or pertaining to a turret, or tower; resembling a tower. Turriculate
Turriculate (a.) Alt. of Turriculated.
Turriculated (a.) Furnished with, or formed like, a small turret or turrets; somewhat turreted.
Turrilite (n.) (Paleon.) Any fossil ammonite of the genus Turrilites. The shell forms an open spiral with the later whorls separate.
Turritella (n.) (Zool.) Any spiral marine gastropod belonging to Turritella and allied genera. These mollusks have an elongated, turreted shell, composed of many whorls. They have a rounded aperture, and a horny multispiral operculum.
Turritelloid (a.) (Zool.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the turritellas.
Turtle (n.) (Zool.) The turtledove.
Turtle (n.) (Zool.) Any one of the numerous species of Testudinata, especially a sea turtle, or chelonian.
Note: In the United States the land and fresh-water tortoises are also called turtles.
Turtle (n.) (Printing) The curved plate in which the form is held in a type-revolving cylinder press.
Alligator turtle, Box turtle, etc. See under Alligator, Box, etc.
Green turtle (Zool.), A marine turtle of the genus Chelonia, having usually a smooth greenish or olive-colored shell. It is highly valued for the delicacy of its flesh, which is used especially for turtle soup.
Two distinct species or varieties are known; one of which ({Chelonia Midas) inhabits the warm part of the Atlantic Ocean, and sometimes weighs eight hundred pounds or more; the other ({Chelonia virgata) inhabits the Pacific Ocean.
Both species are similar in habits and feed principally on seaweed and other marine plants, especially the turtle grass.
Turtle cowrie (Zool.), A large, handsome cowrie ({Cypraea testudinaria); the turtle-shell; so called because of its fancied resemblance to a tortoise in color and form.
Turtle grass (Bot.), A marine plant ({Thalassia testudinum) with grasslike leaves, common about the West Indies.
Turtle shell, Tortoise shell. See under Tortoise.
Turtle (n.) A sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar [syn: turtleneck, turtle, polo-neck].
Turtle (n.) Any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming.
Turtle (v.) Overturn accidentally; "Don't rock the boat or it will capsize!" [syn: capsize, turtle, turn turtle].
Turtle (v.) Hunt for turtles, especially as an occupation.
Turtledove (n.) (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of pigeons belonging to Turtur and allied genera, native of various parts of the Old World; especially, the common European species ({Turtur vulgaris), which is noted for its plaintive note, affectionate disposition, and devotion to its mate.
Note: The South African turtledove ({Turtur albiventris), and the ashy turtledove of India ({Turtur rubicolus), are similar to the European species in their habits.
Turtledove (n.) (Zool.) Any one of several species of pigeons more or less resembling the true turtledoves, as the American mourning dove (see under Dove), and the Australian turtledove ({Stictopelia cuneata).
Note: The turtledove of the Scriptures is probably Turtur risorius, a species which is still plentiful in Egypt and other Eastern countries. It is closely allied to the European turtledove.
Turtledove (n.) Small Australian dove [syn: Australian turtledove, turtledove, Stictopelia cuneata].
Turtledove (n.) Any of several Old World wild doves.
Turtle-footed (a.) Slow-footed. [R.] "Turtle-footed Peace." -- Ford.
Turtlehead (n.) (Bot.) An American perennial herb ({Chelone glabra) having white flowers shaped like the head of a turtle. Called also snakehead, shell flower, and balmony.
Compare: Chelone
Chelone (n.) (Bot.) A genus of hardy perennial flowering plants, of the order Scrophulariace[ae], natives of North America; -- called also snakehead, turtlehead, shellflower, etc.
Turtlehead (n.) Showy perennial of marshlands of eastern and central North America having waxy lanceolate leaves and flower with lower part creamy white and upper parts pale pink to deep purple [syn: shellflower, shell-flower, turtlehead, snakehead, snake-head, Chelone glabra].
Turtleneck (n.) A sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar [syn: turtleneck, turtle, polo-neck].
Turtleneck (n.) A high, close-fitting collar, often rolled or turned down, appearing esp. on pullover sweaters.
Turtleneck (n.) A sweater with such a collar.
Turtler (n.) One who catches turtles or tortoises. "The Jamaica turtlers." -- Dampier.
Turtler (n.) Someone whose occupation is hunting turtles.
Turtle-shell (n.) The turtle cowrie.
Turtling (n.) The act, practice, or art of catching turtles. -- Marryat.
Compare: Turf
Turf (n.; pl. Turfs), Obs. Turves; That upper stratum of earth and vegetable mold which is filled with the roots of grass and other small plants, so as to adhere and form a kind of mat; sward; sod.
At his head a grass-green turf. -- Shak.
The Greek historian sets her in the field on a high heap of turves. -- Milton.
Turf (n.) Peat, especially when prepared for fuel. See Peat.
Turf (n.) Race course; horse racing; -- preceded by the. "We . . . claim the honors of the turf." -- Cowper.
Note: Turf is often used adjectively, or to form compounds which are generally self-explaining; as, turf ashes, turf cutter or turf-cutter, turf pit or turf-pit, turf-built, turf-clad, turf-covered, etc.
Turf ant (Zool.), A small European ant ({Formica flava"> Turf ant (Zool.), a small European ant ({Formica flava) which makes small ant-hills on heaths and commons.
Turf drain, A drain made with turf or peat.
Turf hedge, A hedge or fence formed with turf and plants of different kinds.
Turf house, A house or shed formed of turf, common in the northern parts of Europe.
Turf moss a tract of turfy, Mossy, or boggy land.
Turf spade, A spade for cutting and digging turf, longer and narrower than the common spade.
Turves (n.) Obs. pl. of Turf.
Tuscan (a.) Of or pertaining to Tuscany in Italy; -- specifically designating one of the five orders of architecture recognized and described by the Italian writers of the 16th century, or characteristic of the order. The original of this order was not used by the Greeks, but by the Romans under the Empire. See Order, and Illust. of Capital.
Tuscan (n.) A native or inhabitant of Tuscany.
Tuscan (a.) Of or relating to or characteristic of Tuscany or its people.
Tuscan (n.) A resident of Tuscany.
Tuscan (n.) A dialect of Italian spoken in Tuscany (especially Florence).
Tuscaroras (n. pl.) (Ethnol.) A tribe of North American Indians formerly living on the Neuse and Tar rivers in North Carolina. They were conquered in 1713, after which the remnant of the tribe joined the Five Nations, thus forming the Six Nations. See Six Nations, under Six. Tushe; Tusche
Tuscor (n.) A tush of a horse.
Tush (interj.) An exclamation indicating check, rebuke, or contempt; as, tush, tush! do not speak of it.
Tush, say they, how should God perceive it? -- Bk. Of Com. Prayer (Ps. lxxiii. 11).
Tush (n.) A long, pointed tooth; a tusk; -- applied especially to certain teeth of horses.
Tush (n.) [Shortened form of tushie.] The buttocks; -- a euphemism.
Tush (n.) The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" [syn: buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass].
Compare: Torsk
Torsk (n.) (Zool.) (a) The cusk. See Cusk.
Torsk (n.) (Zool.) (b) The codfish. Called also tusk.
Tusk (n.) (Zool.) Same as Torsk.
Tusk (n.) (Zool.) One of the elongated incisor or canine teeth of the wild boar, elephant, etc.; hence, any long, protruding tooth.
Tusk (n.) (Zool.) A toothshell, or Dentalium; -- called also tusk-shell.
Tusk (n.) (Carp.) 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.
Tusk (v. i.) To bare or gnash the teeth. [Obs.]
Compare: Cusk
Cusk (n.) (Zool.) A large, edible, marine fish ({Brosmius brosme), allied to the cod, common on the northern coasts of Europe and America; -- called also tusk and torsk.
Tusk (n.) A hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses [syn: ivory, tusk].
Tusk (n.) A long pointed tooth specialized for fighting or digging; especially in an elephant or walrus or hog.
Tusk (v.) Stab or pierce with a horn or tusk; "the rhino horned the explorer" [syn: horn, tusk].
Tusk (v.) Remove the tusks of animals; "tusk an elephant" [syn: tusk, detusk].
Tusked (a.) Furnished with tusks.
The tusked boar out of the wood. -- Milton.
Tusked (a.) Having tusks.
Tusker (n.) (Zool.) An elephant having large tusks.
Tusker (n.) (Zool.) (Zool.) A large wild boar.
Tusker (n.) Any mammal with prominent tusks (especially an elephant or wild boar).
Tusk-shell (n.) (Zool.) See 2d Tusk, n., 2.