Tusky
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈtʌs.ki/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Tusky is an adjective meaning Having tusks, especially prominent tusks.
Meaning
Having tusks, especially prominent tusks.
More Meanings
- (dialect, Yorkshire) rhubarb, sticks from that vegetable
Example Sentences
[…] mi little stick of Leeds grown tusky draws galas of rhubarb from the MET-set palms.
Ho! Strangers! have you lately ſeen, ſhe ſaid, / One of my Siſters, like my ſelf array’d; […] Vary’d with Spots, a Linx’s Hide ſhe wore: / And at full Cry purſu’d the tusky Boar?
Word Forms
- tuskier
- tuskiest
Synonyms for tusky
Depending on context, synonyms include betusked, tusked.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include boar, bigtooth, antlered, bucktoothed, buck-toothed, sabertoothed.
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