Middle English Dictionary Entry
tushī adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | tushī adj. Also tuschi, tussi. |
| Etymology | From tush n. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Having tusks, tusked.
Associated quotations
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)1.592 : Þe goldene applys he bare fro þe dragoun; Þe fyry cat he slouȝ..And of Archadye, þe cruel tuschy boor.
- (?a1439) Lydg.FP (Bod 263)1.5768 : He [Adonis] contrary, to his disauauntage..Was slayn onwarli off a tusshi bor.
- a1450 Lydg.ST (Bod 776)3597 : Tusshy [vr. tussy; Arun: Grekys..in her cruel rage with houndes slowe al that was sauage, Hert and ynde..The blak beer..and þe trusshy boor].