Eyetooth

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Eyetooth \Eye"tooth\ ([imac]"t[=oo]th`), n.; pl. {Eyeteeth}
     ([imac]"t[=e]th`) (Anat.)
     A canine tooth of the upper jaw. See {Teeth}.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {To cut one's eyeteeth}, to become acute or knowing.


        [Colloq.]
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  eyetooth
       n : one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw)
           located between the incisors and the premolars [syn: {canine},
            {canine tooth}, {eye tooth}, {dogtooth}, {cuspid}]
       [also: {eyeteeth} (pl)]