pizzle
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9.9
A strap made from a dried animal penis used to hit or guide animals
- noun
- /ˈpɪzəl/
- Archaic
:
látigo
- He crafted a sturdy pizzle from the hide of a bull for use in animal training.
Examples
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The farmer used a pizzle to train the horses with discipline.
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In traditional cultures, a pizzle is sometimes used as a tool for herding livestock.
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- It's bull's pizzle, Mr Barrie.
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It was too small to reach them, and its pizzle strained hopefully upwards from the middle of its belly, prodding their thighs.
Fiction book (1997)
Synonyms
thong
vspizzle
12
7.4
A narrow leather strip used for tying or fastening things
is made from a dried animal penis and used mainly as a beating strap
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pizzle also came to mean a strong strap or 'whip' made from the dried animal 'penis', because people used that tough material to guide or beat animals, which is why the word can mean that tool.