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detusk

detusk verb: to remove the tusks from (an elephant, a boar, etc.).

Verb

detusk (third-person singular simple present detusks, present participle detusking, simple past and past participle detusked)

  1. (transitive) To remove the tusks from (an elephant, a boar, etc.).

Forms of detusk

third-person singular presentdetusks
present participledetusking
past participledetusked
pastdetusked

Origin of detusk

From de- + tusk.

Questions about detusk

What does detusk mean?
Detusk means to remove the tusks from (an elephant, a boar, etc.).
What part of speech is detusk?
Detusk is a verb.
What is the past tense of detusk?
The past tense of detusk is detusked.

Words near detusk in the dictionary

  1. deturpates
  2. deturpating
  3. deturpation
  4. deturpations
  5. deturs
  6. detusk
  7. detusked
  8. detusking
  9. detusks
  10. Detweiler
  11. Detweilers

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