well-hung
Americanadjective
adjective
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(of game) hung for a sufficient length of time
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slang (of a man) having large genitals
Etymology
Origin of well-hung
First recorded in 1630–40; well 1 ( def. ) + hung ( def. )
Example Sentences
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The right word for Lautrec's art is not directly translatable: faisande, the strong gaminess, caused by rot, of a well-hung pheasant.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Put a well-hung pheasant in a buttered stewpan with three ounces of good beef dripping and six ounces of ham cut into dice.
From Dressed Game and Poultry à la Mode by Salis, Harriet A. de
Where the wheel is strong, well-hung, and fitted with a removable head, a contrivance as shown at Fig.
From Pottery, for Artists Craftsmen & Teachers by Cox, George J.
Her cloaks were always like well-hung curtains, her trains like heavy carpets; one might fancy that she got her gowns from Gillows.
From Love's Shadow by Leverson, Ada
He was a diminutive, stooping, palsied, plump, gorbellied old fellow, with a swingeing pair of stiff-standing lugs of his own, a sharp Roman nose, large rough eyebrows, mounted on a well-hung ass.
From Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 5 by Motteux, Peter Anthony
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