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asp
1[ asp ]
noun
- any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- Archaeology. uraeus.
asp
2[ asp ]
noun
Asp
3abbreviation for
- aspartic acid.
ASP
4abbreviation for
- American selling price.
- Computers. application service provider: a company that gives individuals or businesses access through the internet to specialized software applications and other computer-related services. Compare SaaS.
asp
2/ æsp /
noun
- See uraeusthe venomous snake, probably Naja haje (Egyptian cobra), that caused the death of Cleopatra and was formerly used by the Pharaohs as a symbol of their power over life and death See also uraeus
- Also calledasp viper a viper, Vipera aspis, that occurs in S Europe and is very similar to but smaller than the adder
- See horned viperhorned asphorned asp another name for horned viper
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- aspish adjective
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Fierce is the dragon and cunning the asp; but woman has the malice of both.
And the suckling child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the basilisk's den.
It has walked upon the asp and the basilisk and has trodden down the lion and the dragon.
The name asp is also given to a viper (Vipera aspis) common on the continent of Europe.
And the suckling child shall play on the hole of the asp; and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice's den.
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