Emily Dickinson Lexicon

CA'NINE, a. [L. caninus, from canis, a dog.]

Pertaining to dogs; having the properties or qualities of a dog; as, a canine appetite, insatiable hunger; canine madness, or hydrophobia. Canine teeth are two sharp pointed teeth in each jaw of an animal, one on each side, between the incisors and grinders; so named from their resemblance to a dog's teeth.