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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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