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eye⋅tooth

  [ahy-tooth]
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–noun, plural -teeth  [-teeth] .
1. Dentistry. a canine tooth of the upper jaw: so named from its position under the eye.
—Idioms
2. cut one's eyeteeth,
a. to gain sophistication or experience; become worldly-wise.
b. Also, cut one's eyeteeth on. to be initiated or gain one's first experience in (a career, hobby, skill, etc.).
3. 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:
1570–80; eye + tooth
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eye·tooth   (ī'tōōth')   
n.  A canine tooth of the upper jaw.

[Perhaps so called from its location immediately below the eye.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

eyetooth 
1580, so called for its position immediately under or next to the eye.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: eye·tooth
Pronunciation: 'I-'tüth
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural eye·teeth /-'tEth/
: acanine tooth of the upper jaw
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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eyetooth eye·tooth (ī't&oomacr;th')
n.
A canine tooth of the upper jaw.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Idioms & Phrases

eyeteeth

see give one's eyeteeth.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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