Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - ass
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1. n. & v. --n. 1 a either of two kinds of four-legged long-eared mammal of the horse genus Equus, E. africanus of Africa and E. hemionus of Asia. b (in general use) a donkey. 2 a stupid person. --v.intr. sl. (foll. by about, around) act the fool. Phrases and idioms asses' bridge = PONS ASINORUM. make an ass of make (a person) look absurd or foolish. Etymology: OE assa thr. OCelt. f. L asinus 2. n. US var. of ARSE.
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ~a, probably from Old Irish asan, from Latin asinus Date: before 12th century any of several hardy gregarious African or Asian perissodactyl mammals (genus Equus) smaller than the horse and having long ears, a stupid, obstinate, or perverse person , II. noun or arse Etymology: Middle English ars, ers, from Old English ærs, ears; akin to Old High German & Old Norse ars buttocks, Greek orrhos buttocks, oura tail Date: before 12th century 1. buttocks, anus, sexual intercourse, III. adverb Etymology: 2~ Date: circa 1920 often vulgar — used as a postpositive intensive especially with words of derogatory implication ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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