Meaning of assmanship | Babel Free

Definitions

The skill of riding a donkey.

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Examples

“Ned Shuter’s assmanship, however, was not an unique performance, exhibited in this double character; for the celebrated Joe Haines, a comedian, in the reign of Queen Anne, spoke an epilogue on assback, at Lincoln’s-Inn-fields theatre;”

“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.”

“Eventually the master blew the whistle, the asses were rehoused and we trooped back to school, sweating, excited, recounting mighty deeds of assmanship.”

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