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pizzle

American  
[piz-uhl] / ˈpɪz əl /

noun

  1. the penis of an animal, especially a bull.

  2. a whip made from a bull's pizzle.


pizzle British  
/ ˈpɪzəl /

noun

  1. archaic the penis of an animal, esp a bull

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of pizzle

1515–25; probably < dialectal Dutch pezel or Low German pēsel, equivalent to Middle Dutch, Middle Low German pēs ( e ) ( Dutch pees ) tendon, sinew + -el diminutive suffix; see -le

Example Sentences

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Cop fizzle, sop griddle, lop pizzle, lot pedal, toss stipple.

From Slate Jun. 26, 2012

Friend...you were eel-fish, bull’s pizzle, dried neat’s tongue and stockfish!

From Voices from the Past by Bartlett, Paul Alexander

And with bull's pizzle, for her love, Was taw 'd as gentle as a glove?

From Hudibras by Butler, Samuel

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