the penis of an animal, esp. that of a bull as formerly made into a whip
Origin of pizzle
probably from Low German pesel or Flemish pezel, diminutive akin to Dutch pees, a tendon, sinewpizzle
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pizzle
noun
- The penis of an animal, especially a bull.
- A whip made from a bull's penis.
Origin of pizzle
Possibly from Low German pēsel diminutive of Middle Low German pese penis, tendonTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural pizzles)
- The penis of an animal.
- A baton made from the penis of an ox, once used to beat men and animals.
Origin
From Dutch Low Saxon pesel or West Flemish pezel, diminutive of Middle Dutch pese (“a sinew, tendon, string, pizzle"), from Old Dutch *pisa (“sinew, string, fibre"). Cognate with Dutch pees, Middle Low German pese (“tendon, bowstring"), Dutch pees (“sinew, tendon"), German Low German Peserick, Pesel (“pizzle").
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