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asses
more than one donkey or dolt
Not to be confused with:
assess – to appraise or evaluate; estimate value for tax purposes
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as·ses 1
(ăs′ēz′, ăs′ĭz)n.
Plural of as2.
ass·es 2
(ăs′ĭz)n.
Plural of ass1.
ass·es 3
(ăs′ĭz)n. Vulgar Slang
Plural of ass2.
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ass1
(æs)n.
1. Also called donkey. a long-eared, slow, surefooted domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
2. any wild species of the genus Equus, as the onager.
3. a stupid, foolish, or stubborn person.
[before 1000; Middle English asse, Old English assa, probably fr. Old Irish asan < Latin asinus]
ass′like`, adj.
ass2
(æs)n. Vulgar Slang.
1. the buttocks.
2. the rectum.
3. sexual intercourse.
[before 1000; var of arse, with loss of r before s, as in passel, cuss, etc.; Middle English ars, er(e)s, Old English ærs, ears, c. Old Frisian ers, Old Saxon, Old High German, Old Norse ars, Greek órrhos; akin to Greek oura, Old Irish err tail]
ass.
1. assistant.
2. association.
3. assorted.
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