TUSKING

Verb

tusking

present participle of tusk

Noun

tusking (plural tuskings)

(carpentry) A tusk (projecting member).

Source: Wiktionary

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TUSK

Tusk, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Same as Torsk.

Tusk, n. Etym: [OE. tusk, the same word as tusch, AS. tusc. See Tush a tooth.]

1. (Zoöl.)

Definition: One of the elongated incisor or canine teeth of the wild boar, elephant, etc.; hence, any long, protruding tooth.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A toothshell, or Dentalium; -- called also tusk-shell.

3. (Carp.)

Definition: 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.

Definition: To bare or gnash the teeth. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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