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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

'ARSE, n. 'ars. The buttocks or hind part of an animal.
To hang an arse, is to lag behind; to be sluggish, or tardy.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" [syn: buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass]
2: vulgar slang for anus [syn: arse, arsehole, asshole, bunghole]

Merriam Webster's

variant of ass

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. (US ass) coarse sl. --n. the buttocks. --v.intr. (usu. foll. by about, around) play the fool. Phrases and idioms: arse-hole 1 the anus. 2 offens. a term of contempt for a person. arse-licking obsequiousness for the purpose of gaining favour; toadying. Usage: Usually considered a taboo word. Etymology: OE ærs

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Arse Arse, n. [AS. ears; [ae]rs; akin to OHG. ars. G. arsch, D. aars, Sw. ars, Dan. arts, Gr. ? (cf. ? tail).] The buttocks, or hind part of an animal; the posteriors; the fundament; the bottom.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(arses) Your arse is your bottom. (BRIT INFORMAL, RUDE; in AM, use ass) a pain in the arse: see pain N-COUNT

1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

To hang an arse; to hang back, to be afraid to advance. He would lend his a-e and sh-te through his ribs; a saying of any one who lends his money inconsiderately. He would lose his a-e if it was loose; said of a careless person. A-e about; turn round.