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fore⋅skin

[fawr-skin, fohr-]
–noun
the prepuce of the penis.

Origin:
1525–35; fore- + skin; prob. on the model of G Vorhaut (Luther); cf. prepuce
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foreskin 
1535, from fore + skin. A loan-translation of L. prepuce.
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Main Entry: fore·skin
Pronunciation: -"skin
Function: noun
: a fold of skin that covers the glans of the penis called also prepuce
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foreskin fore·skin (fôr'skĭn')
n.
The loose fold of skin that covers the glans of the penis. Also called prepuce.

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