Tusky vs Rhubarb - What's the difference?
tusky | rhubarb |
(Yorkshire dialect) The sticks produced by the vegetable rhubarb
*1981: Tony Harrison, The Rhubarbarians II'' in collection ''Continuous: 50 sonnets from 'The School of Eloquence' . Rex Collings, London (1981)
Having tusks, especially prominent tusks.
*1697: John Dryden, The Aeneid translated from Virgil (Book I, line 448)
Any plant of the genus Rheum , especially , having large leaves and long green or reddish acidic leafstalks, that are edible, in particular when cooked (although the leaves are mildly poisonous).
The dried rhizome and roots of , from China, used as a laxative and purgative.
A word repeated softly to emulate background conversation. (see rhubarb rhubarb ).
An excited, angry exchange of words, especially at a sporting event.
(baseball) A brawl.
(military) An RAF World War II code name for operations by aircraft (fighters and fighter bombers) seeking opportunity targets.
As nouns the difference between tusky and rhubarb
is that tusky is (Yorkshire dialect) The sticks produced by the vegetable rhubarb while rhubarb is any plant of the genus Rheum, especially species: Rheum rharbarbarum, having large leaves and long green or reddish acidic leafstalks, that are edible, in particular when cooked (although the leaves are mildly poisonous).As an adjective tusky
is having tusks, especially prominent tusks.tusky
English
Noun
(-)- ... mi little stick of Leeds grown tusky draws /galas of rhubarb from the MET-set palms.
Adjective
(er)- ... And at full cry pursued the tusky boar.