dassie
[ das-ee, dah-see ]
/ ˈdæs i, ˈdɑ si /
noun
Origin of dassie
1780–90; < Afrikaans, diminutive of
das; see
das
Words nearby dassie
dasht-e-lut,
dasht-i-kavir,
dasht-i-lut,
dashy,
dassehra,
dassie,
dassin,
dassn't,
dast,
dastard,
dastardly
Example sentences from the Web for dassie
At the Cape they are known to the Dutch as dass (badger), which has been anglicized into “dassie.”
The witnesses in this case are all natives residing at Dassie Klip, who knew the assailants well.
The War in South Africa |Arthur Conan Doyle
British Dictionary definitions for dassie
dassie
/ (ˈdæsɪ) /
noun
another name for a hyrax, esp the rock hyrax
Word Origin for dassie
C19: from Afrikaans