A quadruped of the genus Equus (Equus asinus), smaller than the horse, and having a peculiarly harsh bray and long ears. The tame or domestic ass is patient, slow, and sure-footed, and has become the type of obstinacy and stupidity. There are several species of wild asses which are swift-footed. (Zool.)
A dull, heavy, stupid fellow; a dolt.
Phrases & Compounds
Asses' Bridge
The fifth proposition of the first book of Euclid, “The angles at the base of an isosceles triangle are equal to one another.”