eyetooth

noun

eye·​tooth ˈī-ˈtüth How to pronounce eyetooth (audio)
: a canine tooth of the upper jaw

Examples of eyetooth in a Sentence

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The tooth of choice for the procedure: an eyetooth, or canine. Megan Talkington, Discover Magazine, 29 Nov. 2010 The real Bootsy, unlike the person pretending to be him, has a star on his eyetooth. David Browne, Rolling Stone, 25 Nov. 2022 The regiment earned renown for leading thousands of men in the July 18, 1863, storming of Fort Wagner, an eyetooth in the jaw of defenses around Charleston Harbor. Washington Post, 28 Dec. 2020 Audra’s prodigious knowledge of people’s names, faces and bewildering, often pointless personal details — that someone recently broke an eyetooth on a bagel, for example — is an animating force in the book. Lydia Kiesling, New York Times, 7 July 2017 But what sort of capitalist swine wouldn’t give his eyeteeth for one? John Brownlee, WIRED, 16 Nov. 2006

Word History

First Known Use

1530, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of eyetooth was in 1530

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“Eyetooth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eyetooth. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

eyetooth

noun
eye·​tooth -ˈtüth How to pronounce eyetooth (audio)
: a canine tooth of the upper jaw

Medical Definition

eyetooth

noun
eye·​tooth ˈī-ˈtüth How to pronounce eyetooth (audio)
plural eyeteeth -ˈtēth How to pronounce eyetooth (audio)
: a canine tooth of the upper jaw

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