What is "eyeteeth"

Eyetooth \Eye"tooth\ ([imac]"t[=oo]th`), n.; pl. Eyeteeth ([imac]"t[=e]th`) (Anat.) A canine tooth of the upper jaw. See Teeth.

To cut one's eyeteeth, to become acute or knowing.

n. (plural of eyetooth English)

See eyetooth

1. n. one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars [syn: canine, canine tooth, eye tooth, dogtooth, cuspid]

2. [also: eyeteeth (pl)]