asse
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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
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Definition of asse
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (alt-of, obsolete)Obsolete spelling of ass.
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noun
- (alt-of, obsolete)Obsolete spelling of ass.
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(rare)A Cape fox (Vulpes chama).
“and the little Asse Fox (Canis chama).”
“South of the Zambezi the group reappears in the shape of the asse-fox or fennec, (V. cama), a dark-coloured species, with a black tip to the long, bushy tail and reddish-brown ears.”
“Foxes involved include the long-eared Asse Fox or Cape Fox (Vulpes chania) and the bat-eared fox”
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Etymology
Perhaps from Afrikaans asse (“ashes”), because the fur at the top of the Cape fox's body looks like ash.
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