eye tooth

See also: eyetooth and eye-tooth

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From their position under the eyes ("eye-tooth" entry, Oxford English Dictionary Online. Oxford University Press. 1989).

Noun

eye tooth (plural eye teeth)

(colloquial) A canine tooth (only of human teeth).

Derived terms

give one's eye-teeth

Translations

canine tooth — see canine tooth

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