ASS
\ˈas], \ˈas], \ˈa_s]\
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as, n. a well-known quadruped of the horse family: (fig.) a dull, stupid fellow.--ASSES' BRIDGE, or PONS ASINORUM, a humorous name for the fifth proposition of the first book of Euclid. [A.S. assa, the earlier Teutonic form being esol, esil (Goth. asilus)--L. asinus; Gr. onos, ass. Perh. ult. of Semitic origin, as in Heb. [=a]th[=o]n, a she-ass.]
By Thomas Davidson
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Quadruped of horse family with long ears and tuft at end of tail (used esp. as type of ignorance, stupidity, &c.); make an a. of, stultify (oneself, or another); Asses\' bridge (Pons Asinorum), Euclid I, 5. [old English]
By Sir Augustus Henry
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