"polish the pearl" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-polish the pearl.ogg [Australia] Forms: polishes the pearl [present, singular, third-person], polishing the pearl [participle, present], polished the pearl [participle, past], polished the pearl [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} polish the pearl (third-person singular simple present polishes the pearl, present participle polishing the pearl, simple past and past participle polished the pearl)
  1. (vulgar, slang, of a female) To masturbate by clitoral stimulation. Tags: slang, vulgar Categories (topical): Masturbation
    Sense id: en-polish_the_pearl-en-verb-SsKRNbHG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English predicates

Inflected forms

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