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Meaning of tusk

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  tusk
      n 1: a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of
           the tusks of elephants and walruses [syn: {ivory}, {tusk}]
      2: a long pointed tooth specialized for fighting or digging;
         especially in an elephant or walrus or hog
      v 1: stab or pierce with a horn or tusk; "the rhino horned the
           explorer" [syn: {horn}, {tusk}]
      2: remove the tusks of animals; "tusk an elephant" [syn: {tusk},
         {detusk}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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