Definition of Jackess
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 (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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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