JACKASSES

Noun

jackasses

plural of jackass

Source: Wiktionary


JACKASS

Jack"ass`, n. Etym: [2d jack + ass.]

1. The male ass; a donkey.

2. A conceited dolt; a perverse blockhead. Jackass bark (Naut.), a three-masted vessel, with only the foremast square-rigged; a barkentine.

– Jackass deer (Zoöl.), the koba.

– Jackass hare, Jackass rabbit (Zoöl.). See Jack rabbit, under 2d Jack, n.

– Jackass penguin (Zoöl.), any species of penguin of the genus Spheniscus, of which several are known. One species (S. demersus) inhabits the islands near the Cape of Good Hope; another (S. Magellanicus) is found at the Falkland Islands. They make a noise like the braying of an ass; -- hence the name.

– Laughing jackass. (Zoöl.) See under Laughing.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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