Search references for CSS JACKSON. Phrases containing CSS JACKSON
See searches and references containing CSS JACKSON!CSS JACKSON
Confederate gunboat of American Civil War
CSS Jackson was a gunboat of the Confederate Navy during the American Civil War. Built at Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1849 as Yankee, the fast side-wheel river
CSS_Jackson
Civil War Confederate ironclad
CSS Virginia was the first steam-powered ironclad warship built by the Confederate States Navy during the first year of the American Civil War. She was
CSS_Virginia
CSS Stonewall Jackson was a cottonclad sidewheel ram of the Confederate Navy during the American Civil War. Stonewall Jackson was selected in January
CSS_Stonewall_Jackson
Confederate river warship of American Civil War
She had to be rebuilt to use dual propeller propulsion. Later renamed CSS Jackson and armed with four 7-inch (178 mm) and two 6.4-inch (163 mm) cannons
CSS_Muscogee
Confederate ironclad
only four recovered Civil War era ironclad wrecks, CSS Neuse, CSS Muscogee (also called CSS Jackson in some texts), USS Monitor, and USS Cairo; Cairo remains
CSS_Neuse
First Confederate ironclad warship
CSS Manassas, formerly the steam icebreaker Enoch Train, was built in 1855 by James O. Curtis as a twin-screw towboat at Medford, Massachusetts. A New
CSS_Manassas
Gunboat of the United States Navy
CSS Planter was a steamer taken over by Robert Smalls, a Southern slave and ship's pilot who steered the ship past Confederate defenses and surrendered
USS_Planter_(1860)
Confederate Navy warship
CSS Shenandoah, formerly Sea King and later El Majidi, was an iron-framed, teak-planked, full-rigged sailing ship with auxiliary steam power chiefly known
CSS_Shenandoah
Naval battle of the American Civil War
three ironclads, CSS Manassas, Louisiana, and Mississippi; two more traditional warships, converted from merchantmen, CSS McRae and Jackson, and several unarmed
Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip
Battle_of_Forts_Jackson_and_St._Philip
American Mississippi steamboat, sank 1865
Apr: CSS Tuscaloosa 13 Apr: USS Ida 14 Apr: Sciota 17 Apr: CSS Chattahoochee 17 Apr: CSS Jackson 22 Apr: Black Hawk 24 Apr: O. M. Pettit 24 Apr: CSS Webb
Sultana_(steamboat)
Steam-propelled warship protected by armor plates
the recreated ship, named CSS Neuse II, is nearly built and can be visited. The hull of the casemate ironclad CSS Jackson can be seen in the National
Ironclad_warship
CSS Curlew CSS Ellis CSS Fanny CSS George Page CSS Governor Moore CSS Grampus, stern-wheel river steamer, scuttled: April 7, 1862 CSS Grand Duke CSS Ida
List of ships of the Confederate States Navy
List_of_ships_of_the_Confederate_States_Navy
CSS3 properties that would let some HTML elements animate
CSS animations is a module for Cascading Style Sheets that allows the animation of HTML document elements using CSS. While the pseudo-class :hover has
CSS_animations
American Civil War Confederate ironclad warship
CSS Georgia, also known as State of Georgia and Ladies' Ram, was an ironclad warship built in Savannah, Georgia in 1862 during the American Civil War
CSS_Georgia_(1863)
CSS Columbia was an ironclad steamer ram in the Confederate States Navy and later in the United States Navy. Columbia was built at Charleston, South Carolina
CSS_Columbia
Steamboat
CSS Jamestown, originally a side-wheel, passenger steamer, was built at New York City in 1853, and seized at Richmond, Virginia in 1861 for the Virginia
CSS_Jamestown
British sailing steamship launched in 1858
Washington, CSS Pamlico 28 Apr: CSS Louisiana, CSS McRae April (unknown date): CSS Jackson, CSS Oregon, CSS Carondelet 10 May: USS Cincinnati, CSS Germantown
SS_Great_Eastern
1862 Arkansas-class ironclad
CSS Arkansas was the lead ship of her class of two casemate ironclads built for the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War. Completed in
CSS_Arkansas
1862 battle of the American Civil War
The Confederate forces consisted of three vessels, the CSS General Polk, CSS Ivy, and CSS Jackson – vessels that Porter was aware of from a previous engagement
Battle_of_Lucas_Bend
CSS Louisiana was a casemate ironclad of the Confederate States Navy built to aid in defending the lower Mississippi River from invasion by the Union
CSS_Louisiana
Confederate States Navy's unnamed casemate ironclad
CSS Wilmington was an unnamed casemate ironclad built for the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War. The ship was never officially named
CSS_Wilmington
CSS Huntsville was a Confederate ironclad floating battery built at Selma, Alabama, from 1862 to 1863 during the American Civil War. Huntsville was ordered
CSS_Huntsville
American Civil War ironclad warship
War-era ironclads in existence in addition to the Cairo: USS Monitor, CSS Neuse, and CSS Muscogee. USS Cairo in her final resting place at Vicksburg National
USS_Cairo
CSS Charleston was a casemate ironclad ram built for the Confederate Navy (CSN) at Charleston, South Carolina during the American Civil War. Funded by
CSS_Charleston
Ironclad of the Confederate States Navy
CSS Richmond was the name ship of her class of six casemate ironclads built for the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War. Completed during
CSS_Richmond
1865 Union cavalry operation
naval works and burning, then scuttling the incomplete ironclad ram, CSS Jackson. This engagement is regarded as the "Last Battle of the Civil War." On
Wilson's_Raid
Confederate States of America gunboat
The CSS Peedee, also known as the CSS Pee Dee was a Confederate gunboat launched in January 1865 and scuttled the following month during the American
CSS_Peedee
1862 Confederate ironclad ship
CSS Palmetto State was one of six Richmond class casemate ironclad rams built for the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War. Completed
CSS_Palmetto_State
CSS Ellis (later USS Ellis) was a gunboat in the Confederate States Navy and the United States Navy during the American Civil War. It was lost during
CSS_Ellis
CSS Fanny was a small propeller-driven steam tug used by the Confederate States Navy to defend the sounds of northeastern North Carolina in the American
CSS_Fanny
Battle of the American Civil War
that could aid the Confederate war effort. The ironclad CSS Muscogee (also known as the CSS Jackson) was burned and sunk, and the Confederate naval facility
Battle_of_Columbus_(1865)
Cushing-class schooner revenue cutter
CSS Pickens (originally known as USRC Robert McClelland) was a Cushing-class schooner revenue cutter that saw service in the navies of the United States
CSS_Pickens
CSS Chicora was a Confederate ironclad ram that fought in the American Civil War. It was built under contract at Charleston, South Carolina in 1862. James
CSS_Chicora
First of the six original frigates of the U.S. Navy
by the Virginia Navy. She was commissioned into the Confederate navy as CSS United States, but was later scuttled by Confederate forces. The U.S. Navy
USS_United_States_(1797)
Confederate Navy ironclad warship
CSS Mississippi was a projected ironclad warship of the Confederate States Navy, intended to be used on the Mississippi River in the vicinity of New Orleans
CSS_Mississippi
Confederate gunboat
CSS McRae was a Confederate gunboat that saw service during the American Civil War. Displacing around 680 tons, she was armed with one 9-inch (229 mm)
CSS_McRae
US Navy vessel sunk in 1862
warship until the American Civil War, when she was sunk by the ironclad CSS Virginia in the Battle of Hampton Roads, Virginia, in 1862. Congress was
USS_Congress_(1841)
United States Navy ironclad ship
in combat occurred when she was struck by a spar torpedo carried by the CSS David. Eight crewmen were awarded the Medal of Honor for their actions during
USS_New_Ironsides
US Navy sailing frigate, 1842–1862
frigate of the United States Navy. She was the first ship sunk by the ironclad CSS Virginia. Cumberland began in the pages of a Congressional Act. Congress
USS_Cumberland_(1842)
1859 gunboat of the Confederate States Navy
CSS Patrick Henry was a ship built in New York City in 1859 by the renowned William H. Webb for the Old Dominion Steam Ship Line as the civilian steamer
CSS_Patrick_Henry
Warship
CSS Chickamauga, originally the blockade runner Edith, was purchased by the Confederate States Navy at Wilmington, North Carolina, in September 1864.
CSS_Chickamauga
Gunboat of the United States Navy
inflicted many casualties. On the second day of the battle, USS Monitor engaged CSS Virginia, allowing tugs to free Minnesota on the morning of 10 March. Minnesota
USS_Minnesota_(1855)
American Civil War Confederate ironclad
CSS Fredericksburg was a casemate ironclad that served as part of the James River Squadron of the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War
CSS_Fredericksburg
Gunboat of the United States Navy
sloop-of-war in the United States Navy. During the Civil War, she destroyed the CSS Governor Moore and served in blockade operations. She was attached to the
USS_Oneida_(1861)
Gunboat of the United States Navy
the gunboat CSS R. J. Breckinridge, while the naval historians Neil Chatelain and W. Craig Gaines state that it was from CSS Stonewall Jackson. Commander
USS_Varuna_(1861)
Confederate Navy steam-powered ironclad ship
CSS Virginia II was a Confederate Navy steam-powered ironclad ram laid down in 1862 at the William Graves' shipyard in Richmond, Virginia. Acting Constructor
CSS_Virginia_II
Confederate naval officer (1809–1877)
Marquis de la Habana, renamed CSS McRae, and Yankee (renamed CSS Jackson), and obtained other vessels, such as CSS Pamlico and CSS Livingston. He built up the
Lawrence_Rousseau
American civil engineer and inventor
ironclads St. Louis and Essex fought the Confederate gunboats CSS General Polk, CSS Ivy, and CSS Jackson at Lucas Bend, on the Mississippi River. Subsequently
James_Buchanan_Eads
American military ship
received word of the construction of the Confederate casemate ironclad, CSS Virginia, Congress appropriated $1.5 million on 3 August to build one or
USS_Galena_(1862)
Gunboat of the Confederate States Navy
CSS Forrest was a wooden-hulled Confederate gunboat that saw action in the North Carolina sounds in 1861 to 1862. Despite being considered "worn out"
CSS_Forrest
Gunboat of the United States Navy
Washington, CSS Pamlico 28 Apr: CSS Louisiana, CSS McRae April (unknown date): CSS Jackson, CSS Oregon, CSS Carondelet 10 May: USS Cincinnati, CSS Germantown
USS_Cincinnati_(1861)
CSS Grampus was a stern-wheel river steamer built in 1856 at McKeesport, Pennsylvania, for civilian employment. Taken by the Confederate Army in early
CSS_Grampus
Confederate States Navy gunboat
CSS Chattahoochee was a twin-screw steam powered gunboat built at Saffold, Georgia; she was christened for the river upon which she was built. The gunboat
CSS_Chattahoochee
Working group
The CSS Working Group (Cascading Style Sheets Working Group) is a working group created by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) in 1997, to tackle issues
CSS_Working_Group
Confederate two-masted schooner
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved August 26, 2025. "CSS Black Warrior". Nautilus Productions. Retrieved March 22, 2016. "Weekly listing"
CSS_Black_Warrior
US revenue cutter ship (1837–1861)
Washington, CSS Pamlico 28 Apr: CSS Louisiana, CSS McRae April (unknown date): CSS Jackson, CSS Oregon, CSS Carondelet 10 May: USS Cincinnati, CSS Germantown
Washington_(1837_ship)
CSS Webb, a 655-ton side-wheel steam ram, was originally built in New York City in 1856 as the civilian steamship William H. Webb. She received a Confederate
CSS_Webb
Confederate ironclad warship
CSS Tuscaloosa was an ironclad warship that served in the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War. Construction began in May 1862, under
CSS_Tuscaloosa_(ironclad)
Union Army general
command of the city, where he led the destruction of the ironclad ram CSS Jackson (CSS Muscogee), as well as the arsenal, the armory, and many factories.
Edward_Francis_Winslow
Confederate states sidewheel steamer
CSS Maurepas was a sidewheel steamer that briefly served as a gunboat in the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War. Built in 1858 in Indiana
CSS_Maurepas
Gunboat of the United States Navy
Confederate forces in Hickman and Columbus in Kentucky, doing battle with the CSS Jackson. In November 1861, Tyler escorted troops transports for an assault on
USS_Tyler
Iron-hull gunboat of the American Civil War
The CSS Beaufort (/ˈbjuːfərt/ BEW-fert) was an iron-hull gunboat that served in North Carolina and Virginia during the American Civil War. Originally
CSS_Beaufort
Squib-class torpedo boat procured late in 1864 by the Confederate States Navy
CSS Scorpion was a Squib-class torpedo boat that served in the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War. Armed with a single spar torpedo
CSS_Scorpion
United States historic place
Apr: CSS Tuscaloosa 13 Apr: USS Ida 14 Apr: Sciota 17 Apr: CSS Chattahoochee 17 Apr: CSS Jackson 22 Apr: Black Hawk 24 Apr: O. M. Pettit 24 Apr: CSS Webb
Bertrand_(steamboat)
American Civil War sidewheel paddle streamer
CSS General Sumter was a sidewheel steamer which was operated by both the Confederate States Army and the Union Navy during the American Civil War. A
CSS_General_Sumter
The CSS Spray was a steam-powered, side-paddle wheel tugboat built in New Albany, Indiana originally fitted as a mercantile ship before becoming a gunboat
CSS_Spray
CSS Drewry was a gunboat of the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War. This wooden gunboat had a foredeck protected by an iron V-shaped
CSS_Drewry
Boat converted by the navy into 572-ton river gunboat
Conestoga's first combat action took place in September 1861, when she engaged CSS Jackson near Lucas Bend, Kentucky. Other skirmishes punctuated the routine of
USS_Conestoga_(1861)
Confederate submarine from the American Civil War
Washington, CSS Pamlico 28 Apr: CSS Louisiana, CSS McRae April (unknown date): CSS Jackson, CSS Oregon, CSS Carondelet 10 May: USS Cincinnati, CSS Germantown
Pioneer_(submarine)
Originally intended to be a ship of the line for the U.S. Navy
Washington, CSS Pamlico 28 Apr: CSS Louisiana, CSS McRae April (unknown date): CSS Jackson, CSS Oregon, CSS Carondelet 10 May: USS Cincinnati, CSS Germantown
USS_Vermont_(1848)
Sidewheel steamship
Republic was a sidewheel steamship, originally named SS Tennessee (also named CSS Tennessee, USS Tennessee, and USS Mobile for a time), lost in a hurricane
SS_Republic_(1853)
1862 American Confederate warship
CSS General Earl Van Dorn was a cottonclad warship that was used by the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. She was purchased
CSS_General_Earl_Van_Dorn
CSS General Lovell was a cotton-clad sidewheel ram of the Confederate Navy during the American Civil War. Originally built in 1845 as a steam tug in Cincinnati
CSS_General_Lovell
Racing yacht; 1st winner of the America's Cup
signal flares to alert the rest of the fleet. The runner proved to be the CSS Georgiana, which was described as the most powerful Confederate cruiser then
America_(yacht)
Ship of the Confederate Navy in the American Civil War
CSS Curlew was an iron-hull North Carolina Sounds paddlewheel steamboat that was taken into the Confederate Navy in 1861. It was run aground at Fort Forrest
CSS_Curlew
CSS Hampton was a wooden gunboat of the Confederate States Navy, one of the few Hampton class gunboats to be built. Hampton was built at Norfolk Naval
CSS_Hampton
1862 Passaic-class ironclad monitor
Apr: CSS Tuscaloosa 13 Apr: USS Ida 14 Apr: Sciota 17 Apr: CSS Chattahoochee 17 Apr: CSS Jackson 22 Apr: Black Hawk 24 Apr: O. M. Pettit 24 Apr: CSS Webb
USS_Patapsco_(1862)
Confederate States Navy ship
CSS Alabama was a screw sloop-of-war built in 1862 for the Confederate States Navy. She was built in Birkenhead on the River Mersey opposite Liverpool
CSS_Alabama
Sidewheel steamer
CSS Oregon was a wooden sidewheel steamer that served as a gunboat in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Built in 1846 for the
CSS_Oregon
US Navy gunboat
Carnes was later ordered to Columbus, Georgia to take command of the CSS Jackson. In 2009, the National Civil War Naval Museum completed construction
USS_Water_Witch_(1851)
First ironclad of the US Navy, 1861–1862
command of Lieutenant John L. Worden, where she fought the casemate ironclad CSS Virginia (built on the hull of the scuttled steam frigate USS Merrimack)
USS_Monitor
Submarine of the Confederate States of America
H. L. Hunley, also known as the Hunley, CSS H. L. Hunley, or CSS Hunley, was a submarine of the Confederate States of America that fought in the American
H._L._Hunley
Gunboat of the United States Navy
Washington, CSS Pamlico 28 Apr: CSS Louisiana, CSS McRae April (unknown date): CSS Jackson, CSS Oregon, CSS Carondelet 10 May: USS Cincinnati, CSS Germantown
USS_Fulton_(1837)
Confederate States Navy steamboat (1861–1865)
CSS Raleigh was originally a small, iron-hulled, propeller-driven towing steamer operating on the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal. She was taken over by
CSS_Raleigh_(1861)
Steamer in the Confederate States Navy
CSS Pamlico was a sidewheel steamer that served in the Confederate States Navy during the early stages of the American Civil War. Originally a passenger
CSS_Pamlico
Ram used by the Confederate Navy during the American Civil War
CSS Colonel Lovell was a cottonclad ram operated by the Confederacy during the American Civil War. Built at Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1843 as the towboat Hercules
CSS_Colonel_Lovell
Screw frigate in the US Navy famous for her role in the Trent Affair of 1861
Point and entered Hampton Roads. Under the ironclad's protection, CSS Jamestown and CSS Raleigh approached the Hampton shore and captured three small Union
USS_San_Jacinto_(1850)
Gunboat of the United States Navy
Apr: CSS Tuscaloosa 13 Apr: USS Ida 14 Apr: Sciota 17 Apr: CSS Chattahoochee 17 Apr: CSS Jackson 22 Apr: Black Hawk 24 Apr: O. M. Pettit 24 Apr: CSS Webb
USS_Harvest_Moon
Sidewheel steamer
CSS Carondelet was a sidewheel steamer that served in the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War. Construction for the vessel started in
CSS_Carondelet
western Kentucky, and traded a few shots with the Confederate gunboat CSS Jackson. Early in November, his ship supported Ulysses S. Grant's move on the
Henry_A._Walke
J. Carlton 24 Apr: CSS General Lovell, CSS Governor Moore, CSS Manassas, CSS Stonewall Jackson, Sweepstakes, USS Varuna 25 Apr: CSS Mississippi, CSRC Pickens
USS_Timor
US ship in its Civil War
Washington, CSS Pamlico 28 Apr: CSS Louisiana, CSS McRae April (unknown date): CSS Jackson, CSS Oregon, CSS Carondelet 10 May: USS Cincinnati, CSS Germantown
USS_Brockenborough
Lt Commander John W. Dunnington C.S.S. Maurepas Lt Joseph Fry C.S.S. Jackson Lt. F. B. Renshaw C.S.S. Ivy C.S.S. New Orleans Lt Samuel W. Averett
Battle of Island Number Ten order of battle: Confederate
Battle_of_Island_Number_Ten_order_of_battle:_Confederate
Hospital steamship of the American Civil War
Washington, CSS Pamlico 28 Apr: CSS Louisiana, CSS McRae April (unknown date): CSS Jackson, CSS Oregon, CSS Carondelet 10 May: USS Cincinnati, CSS Germantown
USS_Red_Rover
Steamboat
CSS George Page, a 410-ton sidewheel steamship, was originally built as a transport at Washington, D.C. in 1853. She was attached to the Quartermaster's
CSS_George_Page
Steamboat
CSS Sea Bird was a sidewheel steamer in the Confederate States Navy. Sea Bird was built at Keyport, New Jersey in 1854, was purchased by North Carolina
CSS_Sea_Bird
Cottonclad ram of the Confederate States Navy
CSS General M. Jeff Thompson was a warship which served in the River Defense Fleet of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War
CSS_General_M._Jeff_Thompson
Confederate warship
CSS General Polk was a sidewheel steamer used as a warship by the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War. launched in 1852 at New Albany
CSS_General_Polk
Floating battery of the Confederate States Navy
CSS New Orleans was a floating battery used by the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War. Converted from a floating drydock in 1861, she
CSS_New_Orleans
Frigate of the Royal Navy
Apr: CSS Tuscaloosa 13 Apr: USS Ida 14 Apr: Sciota 17 Apr: CSS Chattahoochee 17 Apr: CSS Jackson 22 Apr: Black Hawk 24 Apr: O. M. Pettit 24 Apr: CSS Webb
HMS_Terrible_(1845)
CSS JACKSON
CSS JACKSON
Boy/Male
English Biblical
Diminutives of any masculine or feminine name begining with Christ-, for example Christahel,...
Boy/Male
Australian, Celtic, Irish, Netherlands, Welsh
Curly-haired; Lover; Loving Person; Legendary Son of Seidi
Female
English
Short form of English Cissy, CISS means "blind."
Girl/Female
English
Diminutive of any name begining with Christ-, for example Christahel, Christian, or Christopher.....
Female
English
English short form of Latin Cassandra, CASS means "she who entangles men."Â
Girl/Female
British, English
Happy
Girl/Female
British, Christian, English
Diminutive of Christie or Any Name Beginning with Christ
Biblical
same as Kish
Boy/Male
Arthurian Legend
Name of a king.
Female
English
Short form of English Cissy, CIS means "blind."
Boy/Male
Greek
Order.
Boy/Male
Australian, Farsi, Irish, Latin
Vain; He who Guards the Treasure; Curly-headed
Girl/Female
English
Diminutive of any name begining with Christ-, for example Christahel, Christian, or Christopher.....
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the medieval female personal name Cass, a short form of Cassandra. This was the name (of uncertain, possibly non-Greek, origin) of an ill-fated Trojan prophetess of classical legend, condemned to foretell the future but never be believed; her story was well known and widely popular in medieval England.
Boy/Male
English
Diminutives of any masculine or feminine name begining with Christ-, for example Christahel,...
Male
Hungarian
Hungarian form of Greek Loukas, LUKÃCS means "from Lucania."
Girl/Female
English
Cassandra was a Trojan prophetess, daughter of King Priam. A diminutive of Casirnir, Cassandra,...
Male
Scottish
Scottish Gaelic form of Latin Lucas, LÙCAS means "from Lucania."Â
Boy/Male
Welsh
Legendary son of Seidi.
Boy/Male
English Latin Irish Welsh
Wealthy man.
CSS JACKSON
CSS JACKSON
Girl/Female
Tamil
A classical melody, From the east
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
New Aire
Boy/Male
British, English
From the Sword Grass Place
Girl/Female
Tamil
Jigyasha | ஜீஜà¯à®žà®¾à®·à®¾Â
Curiosity to know things
Boy/Male
Arabic, Egyptian, Indian, Muslim, Pakistani
Hunter
Surname or Lastname
German, Jewish (Ashkenazic), and Czech (Platnéř)
German, Jewish (Ashkenazic), and Czech (Platnéř) : occupational name for an armorer (see Blattner).English : occupational name for a plate maker, from a Middle English agent derivative of Old French platon ‘metal plate’. Compare Platten.
Male
Hebrew
(עֵדִי) Hebrew name EIDI means "my witness."
Girl/Female
Indian
Profitable, Beneficial
Male
Arthurian
, (a baker, or, boat); the son of Sir Alisander.
Boy/Male
American, German, Jamaican
Ruler with Counsel
CSS JACKSON
CSS JACKSON
CSS JACKSON
CSS JACKSON
CSS JACKSON
n.
One that brays like an ass.
n.
Bound; measure.
n.
The wild ass of Persia.
pl.
of Inadvertence
n.
A wild ass, especially the koulan.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Cess
v. t.
To render useless or void; to annul; to reject; to send away.
n.
The state of being health/ess.
n.
A Hindoo measure of distance, varying from one and a half to two English miles.
imp. & p. p.
of Cess
n.
A rate or tax.
v. i.
To cease; to neglect.
n.
The male ass; a donkey.
n.
A tax; an assessment. See Cess.
n.
A quadruped of the genus Equus (E. asinus), smaller than the horse, and having a peculiarly harsh bray and long ears. The tame or domestic ass is patient, slow, and sure-footed, and has become the type of obstinacy and stupidity. There are several species of wild asses which are swift-footed.
n.
A thing (only in phrase below).
v. t.
To rate; to tax; to assess.
n.
To prophesy; to presage.