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eyetooth

eyetooth noun: a canine tooth of the upper jaw in humans.

Noun

eyetooth (plural eyeteeth)

  1. A canine tooth of the upper jaw in humans.
    • the Cutters and Eye-teeth have usually but one Root1691, John Ray, The Wisdom of God Manifested in the Works of the Creation. […], London: […] Samuel Smith, […], →OCLC
    • She called us by all our names, and when she grinned she revealed two minute gold prongs clipped to her eyeteeth.1960 July 11, Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, Philadelphia, Pa.; New York, N.Y.: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott Company, →OCLC

Forms of eyetooth

pluraleyeteeth
alternative formeye tooth
alternative formeye-tooth

Origin of eyetooth

From eye + tooth, so called because of their position directly below the eyes.

Words formed from eyetooth

Questions about eyetooth

What does eyetooth mean?
Eyetooth means a canine tooth of the upper jaw in humans.
What part of speech is eyetooth?
Eyetooth is a noun.
What is the plural of eyetooth?
The plural of eyetooth is eyeteeth.

Words near eyetooth in the dictionary

  1. eyeth
  2. eyethurl
  3. eyethurls
  4. Eyetie
  5. Eyeties
  6. eyetooth
  7. eyetracker
  8. eyetrackers
  9. eyetracking
  10. eyetracks
  11. eyets

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