"yarble" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈjɑː(ɹ)bəl/ Forms: yarbles [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)bəl Etymology: Back-formation from yarbles, coined for the novel A Clockwork Orange in 1962. Etymology templates: {{back-form|en|yarbles}} Back-formation from yarbles Head templates: {{en-noun}} yarble (plural yarbles)
  1. (vulgar, very rare, chiefly in the plural) A testicle. Tags: in-plural, rare, vulgar
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