'Canine tooth' definitions:

Definition of 'canine tooth'

From: WordNet
noun
One of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars [syn: canine, canine tooth, eyetooth, eye tooth, dogtooth, cuspid]

Definition of 'Canine tooth'

From: GCIDE
  • Canine \Ca*nine"\, a. [L. caninus, fr. canis dog: cf. F. canin. See Hound.]
  • 1. Of or pertaining to the family Canid[ae], or dogs and wolves; having the nature or qualities of a dog; like that or those of a dog. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the pointed tooth on each side the incisors. [1913 Webster]
  • Canine appetite, a morbidly voracious appetite; bulimia.
  • Canine letter, the letter r. See R.
  • Canine madness, hydrophobia.
  • Canine tooth, a tooth situated between the incisor and bicuspid teeth, so called because well developed in dogs; usually, the third tooth from the front on each side of each jaw; an eyetooth, or the corresponding tooth in the lower jaw. [1913 Webster]