Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A small supernumerary premolar of the horse, situated in advance of the grinders. There are sometimes four of these teeth, one on each side of each jaw.
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Examples
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He pointed to the girl, an unwholesome creature, with a cast in one eye and a bristling wolf-tooth.
Lost Face 2010
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He is a trim, articulate man, Clark Gable with a wolf-tooth necklace.
How and Where to Hunt and Fish on Alaska's Dalton Highway 2004
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He pointed to the girl, an unwholesome creature, with a cast in one eye and a bristling wolf-tooth.
Lost Face 1910
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He pointed to the girl, an unwholesome creature, with a cast in one eye and a bristling wolf-tooth.
Lost Face Jack London 1896
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