Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The loose fold of skin that covers the glans of the penis.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The hood or fold of skin which covers the head of the penis; the prepuce.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Anat.) The fold of skin which covers the glans of the penis; the prepuce.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The retractable fold of
skin encompassing the most nerve-dense tissue in the human male, which naturally covers and protects the head of thepenis .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a fold of skin covering the tip of the penis
- noun a fold of skin covering the tip of the clitoris
Etymologies
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Examples
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Preliminary evidence that the foreskin is a rape organ (via BadScience)
Reasons to be depressed about being human in general and male specifically: #4355 and #4366 amuchmoreexotic 2008
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A man is born with a superfluous quantity of skin at the end of his penis, which is known as the foreskin.
Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011
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A man is born with a superfluous quantity of skin at the end of his penis, which is known as the foreskin.
Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011
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A man is born with a superfluous quantity of skin at the end of his penis, which is known as the foreskin.
Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011
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A man is born with a superfluous quantity of skin at the end of his penis, which is known as the foreskin.
Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011
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With circumcision, the loss of the foreskin is guaranteed.
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Your statements assume that the foreskin is guilty until proven innocent as a means of harm for the child.
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Researchers believe circumcision helps cut infection risk because the foreskin is covered in cells the virus seems able to easily infect.
Significantly Lower HIV Infection Rate Among Circumcised Men | Impact Lab 2006
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The foreskin is pulled away (B), and the remaining membrane is cut away (C).
Debate Over Circumcision Benefit in Fighting AIDS | Impact Lab 2006
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The foreskin is then drawn forward and fixed by the forceps, a fork of two bamboo splints, five or six inches long by a quarter thick, or in some cases an iron like our compasses.
madmouth commented on the word foreskin
it's Actually, Everyone Has a Foreskin Day!
June 19, 2009