"foreskin" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfɔːskɪn/ [UK], /ˈfɔrskɪn/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-foreskin.wav [UK] Forms: foreskin [singular], foreskins [plural]
Etymology: fore- + skin Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|fore|skin}} fore- + skin Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The foreskin is the fold of skin that naturally covers and protects the head of the penis.
    Sense id: simple-foreskin-en-noun-INGEdWmx
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with fore-
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