a. [ L. Tuscanus, Tuscus. ] Of or pertaining to Tuscany in Italy; -- specifically designating one of the five orders of architecture recognized and described by the Italian writers of the 16th century, or characteristic of the order. The original of this order was not used by the Greeks, but by the Romans under the Empire. See Order, and Illust. of Capital. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A native or inhabitant of Tuscany. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. pl.;
n. [ See Tusk. ] A tush of a horse. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OE. tusch, AS. tusc; akin to OFries. tusk, tusch, and probably to AS. tōð tooth. See Tooth, and cf. Tusk. ] A long, pointed tooth; a tusk; -- applied especially to certain teeth of horses. [ 1913 Webster ]
interj. An exclamation indicating check, rebuke, or contempt;
Tush, say they, how should God perceive it? Bk. of Com. Prayer (Ps. lxxiii. 11). [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Shortened form of tushie. ] The buttocks; -- a euphemism. [ PJC ]
n. [ Fr. Yiddish tokhes. Ca.
v. i. To bare or gnash the teeth. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OE. tusk, the same word as tusch, AS. tusc. See Tush a tooth. ]