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
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
Mode.—Procure a well-hung neck of mutton, saw off about 3 inches of the top of the bones, and cut the cutlets of a moderate thickness.
From The Book of Household Management by Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary)
Victoria Carr-Boldt, just Rebecca's age, as a big schoolgirl still, self-conscious and inarticulate, her well-groomed hair in an unbecoming "club," her well-hung skirts unbecomingly short.
From Mother by Norris, Kathleen Thompson
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