asp.
A water snake.
Meaning & usage
A water snake.
A venomous viper native to southwestern Europe (Vipera aspis).
The Egyptian cobra (Naja haje).
An evil person; a snake.
A type of European fish (Aspius aspius).
The caterpillar of various types of flannel moths which induce an intense pain when their hair is touched.
The caterpillar of various types of flannel moths which induce an intense pain when their hair is touched. Any caterpillar which inflicts a sharp pain when their hair is touched.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English aspe, from Old French aspe, from Latin aspis, aspidis (“asp, viper”), from Ancient Greek ἀσπίς (aspís, “shield; Egyptian cobra Naja haje”); compare Middle English aspide.
An aspen tree.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English aspe (aspen (in compounds)), from Old English æspe (æspan (in compounds)), from Proto-West Germanic *aspu, from Proto-Germanic *aspō, from Proto-Indo-European *Hosp-. See also Dutch esp, German Espe, Swedish and Norwegian Bokmål asp, Norwegian Nynorsk osp; also Welsh aethnen, Latin abiēs (“fir”), Latvian apse, Polish osa, Old Armenian ոփի (opʻi, “poplar”).
Initialism of Act of the Scottish Parliament.
Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 (2009 asp 9)
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