Tusk Definition & Meaning
tusk
- noun
- a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses
- a long pointed tooth specialized for fighting or digging; especially in an elephant or walrus or hog
- verb
- stab or pierce with a horn or tusk; "the rhino horned the explorer"
- remove the tusks of animals; "tusk an elephant"
"Tusk" in song lyrics
See how tusk is used in real songs:
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"We on a three-ringed prong ancient elephant tusk"
Aesop Rock — Mars Attacks -
"Plus trespassers get bust by just the tusk"
The Cenobites (Kool Keith & Godfather Don) — I Was Forgotten -
"Like the sand and the dust, like raw blood on animal tusk"
Doap Nixon f/ Demoz, Reef the Lost Cauze — Get Dirty
Words that rhyme with tusk
Usage tips for "tusk"
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