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assmanship

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The skill of riding a donkey.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • 1843, Thomas Wilson, The Pitman’s Pay and Other Poems, Gateshead: William Douglas, Notes, p. 96, He had put the assmanship of many to the test, but none were able to sit him, whenever he had arrived at a suitable place for depositing his load [...]
  • 1906, E. V. Lucas, “Scourhill’s Adventures” in Forgotten Tales of Long Ago, London: Wells-Gardner-Darton, 1907, p. 163, [...] Master Scourhill would find himself much fatigued after his brilliant display of assmanship, which so much astonished the village.

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From assman + -ship.