{To cut one's eyeteeth}, to become acute or knowing. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
eyetooth — 1570s, so called for its position immediately under or next to the eye … Etymology dictionary
eyetooth — [ī′to͞oth΄] n. pl. eyeteeth either of the two pointed teeth in the upper jaw between the bicuspids and the incisors; upper canine tooth cut one s eyeteeth to become experienced or sophisticated … English World dictionary
Eyetooth — An upper canine tooth (an upper tooth immediately lateral to the second incisor). The eyetooth is indisputably a tooth but it has nothing whatsoever to do with the eye. It was named the eyetooth in the mistaken belief that it was connected to a… … Medical dictionary
eyetooth — noun Date: circa 1545 a canine tooth of the upper jaw … New Collegiate Dictionary
eyetooth — /uy toohth /, n., pl. eyeteeth / teeth /. 1. Dentistry. a canine tooth of the upper jaw: so named from its position under the eye. 2. cut one s eyeteeth, a. to gain sophistication or experience; become worldly wise. b. Also, cut one s eyeteeth on … Universalium
eyetooth — noun a canine tooth of the upper jaw … Wiktionary
eyetooth — eye·tooth || aɪ‚tuËθ n. pointed tooth located in the upper jaw approximately under the eye … English contemporary dictionary
eyetooth — eye•tooth [[t]ˈaɪˌtuθ[/t]] n. pl. teeth [[t] ˌtiθ[/t]] den a canine tooth of the upper jaw • Etymology: 1570–80 … From formal English to slang
eyetooth — /ˈaɪtuθ / (say uytoohth) noun (plural eyeteeth /ˈaɪtiθ/ (say uyteeth)) 1. a canine tooth, especially of the upper jaw (so named from its position under the eye). –phrase 2. cut one s eyeteeth, to become old and experienced enough to understand… …
eyetooth — Ole … English-Hawaiian dictionary
