tusker
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tusker¹
noun tuskers
- An animal, such as a bull elephant or a boar, with large tusks. By climbing trees they had had a fairly good view of the herd, which they described as numbering several large tuskers, a great many cows and calves, and full-grown bulls whose ivory would be worth having.
tusker²
Where it comes from
From Old Norse torfskeri, from torf (“turf”) + skera (“to cut”), whence also Scottish Gaelic tairsgeir, toirsgeir, treidhsgeir and later forms like toirsgian (assimilated to sgian (“knife”)). Known in print from the early 19th century, but doubtless much older.
noun tuskers · tuskar · toysker · tushkar · tushker · twiscar
- A tool used in peat cutting, a type of turf spade similar to a cascrom.
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noun an animal with tusks
| Русский | сека́ч sekáč |
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Talk about this word "tusker." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tusker. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. tusker. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tusker "tusker." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tusker.Cite this
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title = {tusker},
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year = {2026},
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