tuskwise

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

tusk +‎ -wise

Adverb[edit]

tuskwise (not comparable)

  1. (rare) In the manner of tusks.
    • 1844, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, A Drama of Exile:
      Nay without this law / Of mandom, ye would perish, — beast by beast / Devouring, — tree by tree, with strangling roots / And trunks set tuskwise.
    • 1941, Charles Fort, Lo!:
      ...part of the jaw bone of a whale, propped up tuskwise.
    • 2008, Kage Baker, The Sons of Heaven:
      Alec laughs so hard his eyes glaze and his cheeks flush, and even Nicholas is chortling now. Edward forges ahead, holding up his fingers tuskwise...
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