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
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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
sionnach commented on the word manustupration
from manus = hand + stuprare = "defile", the worship of Onan.
November 3, 2007
skipvia commented on the word manustupration
As practiced in Onancock, VA.?
November 4, 2007