"beast with two backs" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-beast with two backs.ogg Forms: beasts with two backs [plural]
Etymology: First attested in English by William Shakespeare, see quotations. Supposedly a calque of French la beste à deux doz (in modern French, la bête à deux dos) from Gargantua and Pantagruel, 1534, by François Rabelais. Etymology templates: {{cal|en|fr||la beste à deux doz|nocap=1}} calque of French la beste à deux doz Head templates: {{en-noun|beasts with two backs}} beast with two backs (plural beasts with two backs)
  1. (idiomatic, euphemistic) Two people united in sexual intercourse in the missionary position. Wikipedia link: François Rabelais, Gargantua and Pantagruel, William Shakespeare Tags: euphemistic, idiomatic Categories (topical): Sex Synonyms: double-backed beast, two-backed beast Derived forms: make the beast with two backs

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