Tooth.

Greek, odontʹ; Latin, dentʹ; Sanskrit, dantʹ; Gothic, tunthʹ; Anglo-Saxon, tóth, plural, téth.

Golden tooth. (See Golden.)

Wolf’s tooth. (See Teeth.)

In spite of his teeth. (See Teeth.)

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.