jugum penis

noun

A device to compress the penis, used to prevent masturbation in Victorian times.

Meanings

noun
  1. historicalA device to compress the penis, used to prevent masturbation in Victorian times.

Origin

  1. New Latiniugum pēnis“yoke/collar of the penis”
  2. Englishjugum penis

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

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