tush
1[tuhsh]
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interjection
(used as an exclamation of impatience, disdain, contempt, etc.)
noun
an exclamation of “tush!”
Origin of tush
1late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50
tush
2[tuhsh]
noun
Origin of tush
2tush
3[too sh]
noun Slang.
Origin of tush
3see origin at tushie
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Related Words for tushes
butt, buttocks, backside, fundament, derriere, behind, seat, posterior, tail, bum, rump, buttock, fanny, rear, breechExamples from the Web for tushes
Historical Examples of tushes
He has enormous teeth or tushes in the lower jaw, but has no baleen.
Ranching, Sport and TravelThomas Carson
A mare has no tushes, or possesses them in only a rudimentary form.
The HorsewomanAlice M. Hayes
The tushes are exhibited as fully up, in which condition they are generally seen.
The Horse's MouthEdward Mayhew
Of the tushes, the two placed in the lower jaw are the most forward.
The Horse's MouthEdward Mayhew
He's no breed, boys; look at him—see his tushes; growl, Barney, growl!
The Humors of FalconbridgeJonathan F. Kelley
tush
1interjection
Word Origin for tush
C15: Middle English, of imitative origin
tush
2noun
Word Origin for tush
Old English tūsc; see tusk
tush
3noun
Word Origin for tush
C20: from Yiddish tokhes, from Hebrew tahath beneath
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