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asp1 definition

asp (asp)

noun

any of several small, poisonous snakes of Africa, Arabia, and Europe, as the horned viper, Egyptian cobra, or a European viper (Vipera aspis)

Etymology: ME < OFr aspe < L aspis < Gr; prob. < aspis, shield (in reference to the shape of the hood)

asp2 definition

asp (asp)

noun

Archaic an aspen

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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