FORESKIN

prepuce, foreskin

(noun) a fold of skin covering the tip of the penis

prepuce, foreskin

(noun) a fold of skin covering the tip of the clitoris

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

foreskin (plural foreskins)

The nerve-dense, retractable fold of skin which covers and protects the head of the penis in humans and some other animals.

Synonyms

• prepuce

• See also foreskin

Verb

foreskin (third-person singular simple present foreskins, present participle foreskinning, simple past and past participle foreskinned)

To remove the foreskin

To sexually stimulate by manipulating the foreskin.

Source: Wiktionary


Fore"skin, n. (Anat.)

Definition: The fold of skin which covers the glans of the penis; the prepuce.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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