tuskwise

adv

tuskwise

adv

Etymology From tusk + -wise.

1

Rare In the manner of tusks.

Nay without this law / Of mandom, ye would perish, — beast by beast / Devouring, — tree by tree, with strangling roots / And trunks set tuskwise.1844, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, A Drama of Exile:
...part of the jaw bone of a whale, propped up tuskwise.1941, Charles Fort, Lo!:

1 more example

Alec laughs so hard his eyes glaze and his cheeks flush, and even Nicholas is chortling now. Edward forges ahead, holding up his fingers tuskwise...2008, Kage Baker, The Sons of Heaven:

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