foreskin
/ˈfɔɹskɪn/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.72 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The nerve-dense, retractable fold of skin which covers and protects the glans of the penis in humans and some other mammals.
noun
Example Sentences
- "In the female genitalia, the clitoral hood is homologous to the foreskin."
- "And the vncircumcised man-child, whose flesh of his foreskinne is not circumcised, that soule shall be cut off from his people: hee hath broken my couenant."
- "In primates, the foreskin is present in the genitalia of both sexes and likely has been present for millions of years of evolution."
- "the foreskin is a primary sensory part of the penis, containing some of the most sensitive areas of the penis"
- "What she meant, of course, was young initiated men, and any such would be in short supply until after the foreskinning ceremonies at Christmas."
- "I always liked an open fire," an open wound, suppuration of silent words from somewhere, a long line of fathers foreskinning for all they were worth, unknown, unsaid, alone in ice-cold space as we're all alone in the absence of God with only His mother, the mother of God, out there in black face, alone herself, the queen of the world..."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈfɔɹskɪn/
- British English: /ˈfɔːskɪn/