■ noun
1》 the hind part of the body of a mammal or the lower back of a bird.
↘ chiefly humorous a person's buttocks.
2》 a small or unimportant remnant.
Derivatives
~less adjective
Origin
ME: prob. of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. and Norw. ~e 'backside'.
■ noun
1》 the hind part of the body of a mammal or the lower back of a bird.
↘ chiefly humorous a person's buttocks.
2》 a small or unimportant remnant.
Derivatives
~less adjective
Origin
ME: prob. of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. and Norw. ~e 'backside'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004