tusk 
But bit his lip for felonous despight, 
And gnasht his yron tuttkexat that displeasing sight. 
Spenser, V. Q., IV. x. 3.'!. 
2. A sharp projecting point resembling in some 
degree a tusk or tooth of an animal. Specifically 
(a) A tooth of a harrow. (6) The share of a plow. 
Shortly plough or harrow 
Shall pass o'er what was Ismail, and its tUKk 
Be unimpeded by the proudest mosque. 
Byron, Don Juan, vii. 63. 
(c) In locks, a sharp projecting point or claw which forms 
a means of attachment or engagement. 
3. In carp., a bevel shoulder on a tenon to give 
it additional strength. 4. A tooth-shell. See 
Dentaliidse, and cut under tooth-shell. 
tusk 1 (tusk), . [< tusk 1 , n.] I. trans. 1. To 
gore with the tusks. 
My poor mistress went distract and mad 
When the boar tusk'd him. Keats, Endymion, iii. 
2. To move, turn, or thrust with the tusks. 
The wilde boare has tusked up his vine. 
Dekker, Londons Tempe (Works, ed. Pearson, IV. 120). 
Il.t intrans. To gnash the teeth, as a boar; 
show the tusks. 
Never tusk, nor twirl your dibble ; . . . you shall not 
fright me with your lion-chap, sir, nor your tusks. 
B. Jonson, Bartholomew Fair, ii. 1. 
tusk 2 (tusk), H. [A reduced form of torsk. Cf. 
rusk.] A fish : same as torsk. 
tusk 3 (tusk), . [Early mod. E. tuske, also as- 
sibilated tushe; cf. Dan. dusk, a tuft, tassel, 
Sw. dial, tuss, a wisp of hay; cf. also W. tus, 
tusw, a wisp, bundle. The relations of these 
forms are uncertain. Cf . tussock.] A tuft ; a 
bush. Palsgrave. 
tuskar (tus'kar), n. [Also tushkar, twiscar; < 
Icel. torfskeri, a turf-cutter (cf. torfskurdhr, 
turf-cutting), < torf, turf, + skera, cut : see turf 1 
and shear.] An implement of iron with a wood- 
en handle, for cutting peat. [Orkney and Shet- 
land.] 
tusked (tuskt), a. [< tusk 1 + -cd 2 .] Having 
tusks; tusky: used in heraldry only when the 
tusks are of a different tincture from the rest 
of the bearing. Also tusked. 
His wide mouth did gape 
With huge great teeth, like to a tusked Bore. 
Spenser, F. Q., IV. vii. 5. 
tuskee (tus'ke), . [Amer. Ind.] The prairie- 
turnip, Psoralea esculenta. See Psoralea. 
tusker (tus'ker), n. [< tusk 1 + -erl.] An ele- 
phant whose tusks are grown and retained. 
Every one knows that elephants are found there [in Cey- 
lon], but it is not so generally known that tuskers are so 
rare that not one male in 300 has tusks. 
W. W. Greener, The Gun, p. 587. 
tusk-shell (tusk'shel), n. A tooth-shell: same 
as tusk 1 , 4. 
tusk-tenon (tusk'ten"on), n. A tenon strength- 
ened by having a shoul- 
der or step on the lower 
side. This form has the ad- 
vantage of permitting the mor- 
tise into which it enters to 
be cut at a higher point in a 
horizontal beam, thus weak- 
ening the latter less than if 
cut at or below the neutral 
line of deflection. 
tusk-vase (tusk'vas), n. 
A decorative vase form- 
ed of a part of the tusk of an elephant, hol- 
lowed and mounted with the point downward 
on a stand; hence, a vase of any material re- 
sembling a tusk so mounted. 
tusky (tus'ki), a. [< tiisk 1 + -i/l.] Having 
tusks; tusked: as, the tusku boar. Pone, Odys- 
sey, xiv. 124. 
tusmoset, See tuzzimuzzy. 
tussah-silk (tus'a-silk), . Same as tusser- 
silk. Spans' Encyc. Manuf., I. 520. 
tussal (tus'al), a. [< tussis + -al] Relating to 
or caused by cough. 
tussemoset, See tuzzimuszy. 
tusser (tus'er). n. [Also tussur, tussore, tusseh, 
tussali, tussa, tasar; prob. at first in comp. tusser- 
silk, lit. 'shuttle-silk,' perhaps from the form 
of the cocoon (Yule), < Hind, tassar, < Skt. tas- 
sara, trasitra, shuttle.] 1. Same as tusser-silk. 
2. An oak-feeding silkworm, Antherssa my- 
litta, furnishing a silk of great strength, but of 
coarse quality and hard to reel. 
tusser-silk (tus'er-silk), n. The raw silk pro- 
duced by various silkworms other than the 
ordinary Sericnria mori, as by Anthcnm iiii/- 
lltttl. The silk is naturally of a dark fawn-color; the 
cloths made from it are generally plainly woven, without 
patterns, brocading, or even cords. 
tusser-worm (tus'er-werm), n. Same as tus- 
ser, 2. 
Tusk-tenon. 
A, tenon ; B, tusk. 
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tusses (tus'ez), >i. pi. [Appar. for tushru, pi. of 
tuxH,\;\r. of task: cf. tusk 1 , n., 3.] Projecting 
stones left in masonry to tie in the wall of a 
building intended to be subsequently annexed. 
Halliwell. 
And also forsaide Richarde sail schote out tusses in the 
west ende for makyng of a stepill. 
Contract for Catterick Church, Yorkshire (1412), quoted in 
[N. and Q., 7th ser., V. 490. 
tussicular (tu-sik'u-lar), a. [< L. tussicularis, 
< tussicula, dim. of tussis, cough.] Of or per- 
taining to a cough. 
Tussilago (tus-i-la'go), n. [NL. (Tournefort, 
1700; earlier in Lobel, 1576), <L. tussilago, the 
herb coltsfoot.] A genus of composite plants, 
of the tribe Seneciouidese, type of the subtribe 
Tttssilaginese. It is characterized by radiate flower- 
heads with erect uniseriate involucral bracts, the disk- 
flowers with undivided styles. The only species, T. Far- 
fara, the coltsfoot, is widely distributed through north 
temperate regions in the Old World, in America natural- 
ized in the North Atlantic States and Canada. It is a per- 
ennial herb, more or less covered with snowy wool, grow- 
ing from a deep-seated rootstock. The leaves are radical, 
large and roundish, and somewhat angulate ; the flower- 
heads are yellow, of medium size, and solitary upon a 
scale-bearing scape. See coltsfoot (with cut), and compare 
coughwort and foalfoot. 
tussis (tus'is), n. [L.] InjHed., a cough. Com- 
pare per tussis. [Now rare.] 
tussle (tus'l), n. [Formerly also tussel ; avar., 
with shortened vowel, of tousle: see tousle.] A 
struggle ; a conflict ; a scuffle. [Colloq.] 
"It is some comfort, when one has had a sair tussel," 
continued the captain, . . . "that it is in a fair leddy's 
service." Scott, Heart of Mid-Lothian, Ii. 
tussle (tus'l), i'. i. ; pret. and pp. tussled, ppr. 
tussling. [< tussle, n.] To struggle; wrestle 
confusedly; scuffle. [Colloq.] 
tussock (tus'ok), . [Formerly also tussuck , 
supposed to be another form, with accom. dim. 
suffix -ock, of tusk 3 .] 1 . A clump, tuft, or small 
hillock of growing grass. 2. Same as tuft 2 , 1. 
There shoulde not any such tussocks nor tufts be seen 
as there be, nor such laying out of the hair. 
Latimer, Sermon bef. Edw. VI., 1550. 
3. A tussock-moth, as of the genus Orgyia 
(which see); a vaporer: so called from the 
tufted larvae. The larva of the white-marked tussock, 
O. leucostigma, is a very destructive caterpillar in the 
United States. The pale tussock is the European 0. pudi- 
bunda : so called in England. 
4. Same as tussock-grass. 
tussock-caterpillar (tus'ok-kat"er-pil-ar), n. 
The larva of any tussock-moth. 
tussock-grass (tus'ok-gras), n. 1. A tall and 
elegant grass, Poa flabellata (Dactylis cxspito- 
sa), a native 
of the Falk- 
land Islands, 
Tierra del 
Fuego, and 
southern Pat- 
agonia, de- 
lighting in 
boggy and 
peaty ground. 
It grows in great 
tufts or tussocks 
sometimes 5 or 
6 feet in height, 
the long taper- 
ing leaves grace- 
fully recurved. 
The plant is 
highly nutri- 
tious, containing 
a large amount 
of saccharine 
matter, and is 
sought after by 
cattle. Several 
Tussock-grass (PoajlabeUata}. 
attempts have been made to establish it in seaside dis- 
tricts in Scotland. 
2. In Australia, a plant of the lily family, Lo- 
mandra (Xerotes) longifolia, considered the best 
native substitute for esparto. Though it is of taller 
growth in wet ground, the best quality is from dry lands. 
Also called mat-rush. Spans' Encyc. Manuf. 
3. A tufted grass, Aim csespitosa. Britten and 
Holland. [Prov. Eng.] 
tussock-moth (tus'pk-moth), n. One of various 
bombycid moths whose larvse are tufted; a 
tussock; a vaporer: as, the hickory tussock- 
moth, Halesidota caryse, the larva of which feeds 
mainly on the foliage of hickory, but also upon 
other forest- and orchard-trees in the United 
States. See cut under Orgijia. 
tussock-sedge (tus'ok-sej), . A sedge-plant, 
t'lirrx atricta, growing in swampy grounds in 
dense clumps, the bases of which at length be- 
come elevated into hummocks. 
tussocky (tus'ok-i), a. [< tussock + -#!.] 
Abounding in or resembling tussocks or tufts. 
tutenag 
tussore, . Same as tusser. 
tussuckt, ii. An old spelling of tussock. 
tussyt, An old spelling of tuzzy. 
tut 1 (tut), v. i. [Var. of toofl, tote^.] To pro- 
ject. 
tut 2 (tut), n. [Also tote: see tn-fl, v., and tont^.] 
A hassock ; a footstool. [Prov. Eng.] 
Paid for a tttt for him that drawes the bellowes of the 
orgaines to sit upon. ivrf. 
Chwardens Accounts of Cheddle, 1037. (Dames.) 
tut 3 (tut), M. [Also tote; origin obscure.] A 
piece of work ; a job. 
tut 3 (tut), v. i. ; pret. and pp. tutted, ppr. tutting. 
[< tut s , n.] To do work by the tut or tote ; work 
by the piece. Grose. [Prov. Eng.] 
tut 4 (tut), interj. [Cf. tush 2 and tr-ut.] An ex- 
clamation used to check or rebuke, or to ex- 
press impatience or contempt. It is synony- 
mous with ttt.il/". 
Tut, tut .' 
Grace me no grace, nor uncle me no uncle. 
Shak., Rich. II., ii. 3. 87. 
Tut, I am confident in thee, thou shalt see 't. 
B. Jonsan, Volpone, ii. 3. 
tut 4 (tut), r. t'. ; pret. and pp. tutted, ppr. tutting. 
[< tut*, interj.] To express impatience, con- 
tempt, or the like by the interjection tut. 
In another moment the member of parliament had for- 
gotten the statist, and was pishing and tutting over the 
Globe or the Sun. Bulwer, Caxtons, viii. 3. 
tutaget (tu'taj), H. [< L. tutari, protect, defend, 
+ -age; or, rather, an error for tutelage (?).] 
An object of tutelage ; tutelage. 
Trim up her golden tresses with Apollo's sacred tree, 
Whose tutage and especial care I wish her still to be. 
Drayton, Eclogues, iii. 
tutamen (tu-ta'men), .; pi. tutamiiia (-tam'i- 
na). [L., defense, protection, < tutari, watch, 
protect, defend, freq. of tueri, watch: see tui- 
tion.] In anat., a defense or protection ; that 
which makes safe or preserves from injury. 
Tutamina cerebri, the scalp, skull, and membranes of 
the brain. Tutamilia oculi, the eyelids and their ap- 
pendages. 
tutamentt (tu'ta-ment), n. [< L. tutamentum, 
protection, defense, < tntare, watch, protect, 
defend: see tutamen.] Protection. 
The holy Crosse is the true Tutament, 
Protecting all ensheltered by the same. 
Davies, Holy Roode, p. 19. (Davies.) 
tutamina, n. Plural of tutamen. 
tutania (tu-ta'ni-a), n. [NL., an intentional or 
accidental variant of tutia: see tutty' 2 .] The 
trade-name of a variety of Britannia metal. The 
word is not in common use, and the reported analyses of 
alloys said to be called by the name tutania differ greatly 
from each other. So-called "English tutania" (accord- 
ing to Hiorns) is an alloy of equal parts of tin, antimony, 
bismuth, and brass. 
tutet, r. An obsolete form of toot 1 , toot 2 . 
tutelage (tu'te-laj), . [< tutele + -age.] 1. 
Protection; guardianship: as, the king's right 
of seigniory and tutelage. 
The childhood of the European nations was passed un- 
der the tutelage of the clergy. Macaulay, Hist. Eng., i. 
2. The state of being under a guardian ; care 
or protection enjoyed. 
Your wisdom is too ripe to need instruction 
From your son's tutelage. Ford, Broken Heart, ii. 2. 
tutelar (tu'te-lRr), a. [= F. tutelaire = Sp. Pg. 
tutelar = It. tuielare, < LL. tutelaris, < L. tutela, 
a watching, guardianship, protection: see tu- 
tele.] 1. Having the guardianship or charge 
of protecting a person or a thing; guardian; 
protecting: as, tutelar genii ; tutelar goddesses. 
God, that dwells in us, will sustain the building and 
repair the building out of ourselves : that is, he will make 
us tutelar angels to one another. Donne, Sermons, v. 
2. Pertaining to a protector or guardian; tend- 
ing to guard or protect; protective : as, tutelar 
powers. Landor. 
tutelary (tu'te-la-ri), a. [< LL. tutelaris: see 
tutelar.] Same as tutelar. 
I could easily believe that not only whole countries but 
particular persons have their tutelary and guardian angels. 
Sir T. Browne, Religio Medici, i. 33. 
tutelet (tu'tel), M. [< F. tutele = Sp. Pg. It. 
Mela, < L. tutela, a watching, guardianship, 
protection, < tueri, pp. tuitus, tutus, watch, 
guard: see tuition.] Guardianship: tutelage. 
He was to have the Tutele and Ward of his Children. 
Hornll, Letters, I. ii. 15. 
tutenag (tu'te-nag), n. [Also tutenague, toot- 
uni/iie, formerly tuthinag, toothenague; < F. 
tiitenagin; tuti-iiiiye, toutetiar/ue, toulenatji; tii/u- 
nac, tiutenaquf, etc., = Sp. Pg. tutenaga; prob. 
< Pers. Ar. tiitiya, an oxid of zinc (see tutty 2 ), 
+ (?) Pers. -ndk, an adj. suffix, or Hind. IKII/H, 
lead.] The name given to the zinc imported 
