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Pizzle (en.wikipedia.org)

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[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 month ago

Pizzle is a Middle English word for penis, derived from Low German pesel or Flemish Dutch pezel, diminutive of the Dutch language pees, meaning 'sinew'.[1][2] The word is used today to signify the penis of an animal,[3] chiefly in Australia and New Zealand.[4]