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1. The equine quadruped/ silly, aggressive stupid person: Old English assa, from Old irish asan, from Latin asinus, of obscure origin. 2. The buttocks, etc: Middle English ers, ars from Old English aers, ears, from I-E root ors- the backside, buttocks.
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 1 words with the pattern --AERS. That is, six letter words with 3rd letter A and 4th letter E and 5th letter R and 6th letter S. In alphabetical order, they are: spaers
Butt is a euphemism for ass ( properly spelled "arse"). Euphemisms pretend to soften the shock effect of an idea by calling it some other name.Butt is short for buttocks, it's not a euphemism. The word 'arse' as an insult originated by sailors and believed to come from an international mix of Old English aers, Germanic arsoz or arsch, Greek orros, and some others, all meaning buttocks, rump, or tail; then eventually changed because of it's similarity to 'ass', the stupid animal, to avoid the buttock connection by people with manners. How ironic...