Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The southern hyrax or rock-rabbit of the Cape of Good Hope, Hyrax capensis.
Examples
“Barbot relates that the Mpongwe of olden time demanded his "dassy" before he consented to "liquor up," and boldly asked, "If he was expected to drink gratis?”
Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 1
“Barbot relates that the Mpongwe of olden time demanded his “dassy” before he consented to “liquor up,” and boldly asked, “If he was expected to drink gratis?””
“Yam' is food; 'tummach' (Port.) is the metaphorical heart; 'cockerapeak' is early dawn, when the cock speaks; all writing, as well as printing, is a 'book;' a quarrel is a 'bob;' and all presents are a 'dash,' 'dassy' in Barbot, and 'dashs' in Ogilby.”
To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I
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hyraxes
something that looks like a cross
between a rabbit and a rat
4 species
known as dassies in South Africarock hyrax, tree hyrax, yellow-spotted ro..., western tree hyrax, southern tree hyrax, hyrax, daman, dassie, hyracoid, das, rock-badger, klipdas and 6 more...
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