Meanings
plural prepuces · alternative obsolete præpuce
- anatomyThe foreskin, or retractable fold of tissue covering the glans penis.
Jehovah, collector of prepuces, is no more.
1922, James Joyce, Ulysses1 more example
But there are a fair number of halfway Jews – you know, those who want God without having to have their prepuces torn off to get him.
1985, Anthony Burgess, Kingdom of the WickedSynonyms: penile foreskin
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe foreskin, or retractable fold of tissue covering the glans penis.
nounThe clitoral hood.
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Origin
- Old Latinpūtos“penis”
- Latinpraepūtium“prepuce, foreskin”
- Old Frenchprepuce“foreskin”
- Middle Englishprepuce
- Englishprepuce
From Middle English prepuce, prepuse, from Old French prepuce (“foreskin”), from Latin praepūtium (“prepuce, foreskin”), a combination of prae- (“fore-”) + Old Latin pūtos (“penis”).
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prepuce. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prepuce
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