eyetooth

[ ahy-tooth ]
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noun,plural eye·teeth [ahy-teeth]. /ˈaɪˌtiθ/.
  1. Dentistry. a canine tooth of the upper jaw: so named from its position under the eye.

Idioms about eyetooth

  1. cut one's eyeteeth,

    • to gain sophistication or experience; become worldly-wise.

    • Also cut one's eyeteeth on. to be initiated or gain one's first experience in (a career, hobby, skill, etc.).

  2. give one's eyeteeth, to give something one considers very precious, usually in exchange for an object or situation one desires: She would give her eyeteeth for that job.

Origin of eyetooth

1
First recorded in 1570–80; eye + tooth

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How to use eyetooth in a sentence

  • You might have let them all in, you might have landed them all—so they tell me, at least—if you'd have withdrawn eyetooth.

    Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) | Charles James Lever
  • I dreamed, says Ismena, mine eyetooth was loose, and that I thrust it out with my tongue.

    Myths and Dreams | Edward Clodd
  • And in the same motion his white eyetooth scored a deep furrow in the side of the charging foe.

    Buff: A Collie and other dog-stories | Albert Payson Terhune

British Dictionary definitions for eyetooth

eyetooth

/ (ˌaɪˈtuːθ) /


nounplural -teeth
  1. either of the two canine teeth in the upper jaw

  2. give one's eyeteeth for to go to any lengths to achieve or obtain (something): I'd give my eyeteeth for a radio as good as that

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