Dear whh,

I, too, have an extra cusp on one of my molars--it really has a lovely name that I've completely forgotten--but my dentist would know.

It sounds something like "The Cusp of Caglieri..."--but that's not it.

I've heard/read "cusp" used from time to time over the years. I really like the word a lot--is has "cups" in it--and cupping is always nice to think about--and "sup" somehow, too--and "cus" like "you ol' cuss!...which is kind of friendly--and "us"...which is nice, too, and inclusive--and "spuc" is there Spucker up!, which isn't a word 'less tsuwm knows better, but spuc seems to be a pretty nice sound.

Bicuspid regards,
WordWaker