2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jackass \Jack"ass`\, n. [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} (Zo["o]l.), the koba.
{Jackass hare}, {Jackass rabbit} (Zo["o]l.). See {Jack
rabbit}, under 2d {Jack}, n.
{Jackass penguin} (Zo["o]l.), 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}. (Zo["o]l.) See under {Laughing}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
jackass
n 1: a stupid fool [syn: {fathead}, {goof}, {goose}, {cuckoo}, {zany}]
2: male donkey [syn: {jack}]
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