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bollock

bol·lock

UK/ˈbɒ.lək/ rare uk vulgar

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1.

one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens

  • “she kicked him in the balls and got away”
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2.

a pulley-block at the head of a topmast

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From Middle English ballok, from Old English bealluc (“testicle”, literally “little ball”). By surface analysis, ball + -ock.

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