foreskin

[ fawr-skin, fohr- ]

noun
  1. the prepuce of the penis.

Origin of foreskin

1
1525–35; fore- + skin; probably on the model of German Vorhaut (Luther); cf. prepuce

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British Dictionary definitions for foreskin

foreskin

/ (ˈfɔːˌskɪn) /


noun
  1. anatomy the nontechnical name for prepuce (def. 1) Related adjective: preputial

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