"tusky" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈtʌs.ki/ Forms: tuskier [comparative], tuskiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ʌski Etymology: From Middle English tusky, equivalent to tusk + -y. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|tusky}} Middle English tusky, {{suffix|en|tusk|y}} tusk + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} tusky (comparative tuskier, superlative tuskiest)
  1. Having tusks, especially prominent tusks. Synonyms: tusked
    Sense id: en-tusky-en-adj-gGX3BiO9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈtʌs.ki/
Rhymes: -ʌski Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} tusky (uncountable)
  1. (dialect, Yorkshire) rhubarb, sticks from that vegetable Tags: Yorkshire, dialectal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-tusky-en-noun-NwiS4NZp Categories (other): Yorkshire English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Adjective [Middle English]

IPA: /ˈtuskiː/
Etymology: From tusk + -y. Etymology templates: {{af|enm|tusk|-y}} tusk + -y Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} tusky, {{enm-adj}} tusky
  1. (rare, Late Middle English) tusky Tags: Late-Middle-English, rare Categories (topical): Anatomy Categories (lifeform): Animal body parts Synonyms: tuskyd, tussky

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