(thing) by lignocaine Fri Dec 01 2000 at 8:35:56
The maxillary (upper) canine tooth is known as the eyetooth because it was (?is) believed that if you pulled this tooth, you would go blind.

Hasn't happened to me YET, but this tooth has an incredibly long and thick root that points to the eye!!

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(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 23:34:58

Eye"tooth (?), n.; pl. Eyeteeth () Anat.

A canine tooth of the upper jaw.

See Teeth.

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

 

© Webster 1913.

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