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Webster 1913 Edition
Canine
1.
Of or pertaining to the family
Canidæ
, or dogs and wolves; having the nature or qualities of a dog; like that or those of a dog. 2.
(Anat.)
Of or pertaining to the pointed tooth on each side the incisors.
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.
Ca-nine′
,Noun.
(Anat.)
A canine tooth.
Webster 1828 Edition
Canine
CANINE
,Adj.
Canine teeth are two sharp pointed teeth in each jaw of an animal, one on each side, between the incisors and grinders; so named from their resemblance to a dogs teeth.