TUSKY

Etymology 1

Adjective

tusky (comparative tuskier, superlative tuskiest)

Having tusks, especially prominent tusks.

Etymology 2

Noun

tusky (uncountable)

(dialect, Yorkshire) rhubarb, sticks from that vegetable

Source: Wiktionary


Tusk"y, a.

Definition: Having tusks. "The scar indented by the tusky oar." Dryden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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