Eye tooth

/ˈaɪ tˈuːθ/

[noun]

Eye tooth

[NOUN]

one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars

synonyms : canine

Examples

1. We'd give our eye teeth to do that.

2. As Tannen recounted, "Lucy was fascinated by the goings-on, commenting on everything, and eyeing everybody who, ironically, would have given their eye teeth to meet the crazy redhead on the other side of the wall."

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