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- noun Plural form of
tush .
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Examples
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On inquiring of Billy, she learned that some of the girls had been teasing Mary about her teeth, calling them "tushes," &c.
The English Orphans Mary Jane Holmes 1866
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Not more than one in three hundred has tusks; they are merely provided with short grubbers, projecting generally about three inches from the upper jaw, and about two inches in diameter; these are called 'tushes' in Ceylon, and are of so little value that they are not worth extracting from the head.
The Rifle and the Hound in Ceylon Samuel White Baker 1857
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'tushes' in Ceylon, and are of so little value that they are not worth extracting from the head.
The Rifle and The Hound in Ceylon Baker, Samuel W. 1854
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Sharp tushes sprayed saliva, tiny red eyes glared.
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Sharp tushes sprayed saliva, tiny red eyes glared.
The Stainless Steel Rat Returns – Chapter 3 « Official Harry Harrison News Blog 2009
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If you intend to get up close and personal with the hogs, remember that they can be aggressive and the big hogs can have some wicked tushes --- attacks are rare but possible, so use enough gun whether long gun or handgun.
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If you intend to get up close and personal with the hogs, remember that they can be aggressive and the big hogs can have some wicked tushes --- attacks are rare but possible, so use enough gun whether long gun or handgun.
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In other words, fellow Americans -- or people around the world -- let's get off our tushes now.
Connie Bennett: Jack LaLanne: In Loving Memory to the Fitness Guru and Anti-Sugar Pioneer Connie Bennett 2011
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You knock down a hog and you can hear them all arond you snapping those tushes and if they get a shot a you or your dog they will take it so be ready.
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You knock down a hog and you can hear them all arond you snapping those tushes and if they get a shot a you or your dog they will take it so be ready.
she commented on the word tushes
Tusks.
July 11, 2008