arse

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arse (n.) "buttocks," O.E. ærs "tail, rump," from P.Gmc. *arsoz (Cf. O.S., O.H.G., O.N. ars, M.Du. ærs, Ger. Arsch "buttock"), cognate with Gk. orros "tail, rump, base of the spine," Hittite arrash, Arm. or "buttock," O.Ir. err "tail." Middle English had arse-winning "money obtained by prostitution" (late 14c.).

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