manustupration love

Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Masturbation.

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  • noun obsolete masturbation

Etymologies

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From Latin manus ("hand") + stuprō ("debauch"). The verb is often quoted as stupō, stupare.

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Examples

  • In this translation, I prefer for such cases to use the words _masturbation_ (i.e. _manustupration_) and _masturbatory_; and to limit the use of the terms _onanism_ and _onanistic_ to cases in which no direct use is made of the hand.

    The Sexual Life of the Child Albert Moll 1900

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  • from manus = hand + stuprare = "defile", the worship of Onan.

    November 3, 2007

  • As practiced in Onancock, VA.?

    November 4, 2007