pizzle

English

/ˈpɪzl̩/

noun
Definitions
  • The penis of an animal.
  • A baton made from the penis of an ox, once used to beat men and animals.

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Low Saxon pesel borrowed from West Flemish pezel derived from Middle Dutch pese (tendon, string, a sinew, pizzle) derived from Old Dutch *pisa (sinew, string, fibre) derived from Proto-Germanic *faso (sinew, fiber).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*faso

Gloss

sinew, fiber

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