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well-hung

American  
[wel-huhng] / ˈwɛlˈhʌŋ /

adjective

Slang: Usually Vulgar.
  1. (of a man) having a large penis.


well-hung British  

adjective

  1. (of game) hung for a sufficient length of time

  2. slang (of a man) having large genitals

"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 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

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

The people grew more noisy as we got south, the racket they make along this line at night at stations qualifies the comfortable berths and well-hung carriages.

From From Edinburgh to India & Burmah by Burn Murdoch, W. G. (William Gordon)

The Old English sentence—which is very like the German sentence of the present day—has been compared to a heavy cart without springs, while the newer English sentence is like a modern well-hung English carriage.

From A Brief History of the English Language and Literature, Vol. 2 by Meiklejohn, John Miller Dow

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)