Eyetooth Definition

īto͝oth
eyeteeth
noun
eyeteeth
Either of the two pointed teeth in the upper jaw between the bicuspids and the incisors; upper canine tooth.
Webster's New World
idiom
cut one's eyeteeth
  • to become experienced or sophisticated
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Eyetooth

Noun

Singular:
eyetooth
Plural:
eyeteeth

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Eyetooth

  • cut one's eyeteeth

Origin of Eyetooth

  • Perhaps so called from its location immediately below the eye

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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