tuskwise

English

Etymology

tusk +‎ -wise

Adverb

tuskwise (not comparable)

1. (rare) In the manner of tusks.
   • 1844, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, A Drama of Exile:

     Nay without this law / Of mandom, ye would perish, — beast by beast / Devouring, — tree by tree, with strangling roots / And trunks set tuskwise.

   • 1941, Charles Fort, Lo!:

     ...part of the jaw bone of a whale, propped up tuskwise.

   • 2008, Kage Baker, The Sons of Heaven:

     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...