Etymology

jugum penis

Today it means: A device to compress the penis, used to prevent masturbation in Victorian times. Full definition →

New Latin iugum pēnis
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The story

  1. New Latin · borrowed fromiugum pēnis“yoke/collar of the penis”
  2. English todayjugum penis

From New Latin iugum pēnis (“yoke/collar of the penis”), pēnis being a genitive.

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