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Definition of
tusk noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
tusk
noun
noun
NAmE
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/
tʌsk
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/
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either of the long curved teeth that stick out of the mouth of
elephants
and some other animals
see
ivory
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tusk
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noun
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