Definition of foreskin Foreskin
/fowˈɹskɪˌn/ - [fowrskin] - fore•skin
We found 7 definitions of foreskin from 6 different sources.
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What does foreskin mean?
WordNet
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| foreskin - a fold of skin covering the tip of the penis | ||
| prepuce | ||
| cutis, tegument, skin an outer surface (usually thin); "the skin of an airplane" | ||
| foreskin - a fold of skin covering the tip of the clitoris | ||
| prepuce | ||
| cutis, tegument, skin an outer surface (usually thin); "the skin of an airplane" | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- foreskin (n.)
The fold of skin which covers the glans of the penis; the prepuce.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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foreskin
fōr′skin, n. the skin that covers the glans penis: the prepuce
Wikipedia 
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The foreskin is a fold of skin that covers the glands penis. The foreskin protects the glands penis when the penis is not erect. Most mammals have foreskin.
Human foreskin.
The outside of the foreskin is like normal skin but the inside of the foreskin is a membrane like the inside of an eyelid or mouth. The foreskin is attached to the penis by the frenulum, but it can move. Muscles made it very stretchy. The five most sensitive areas of the penis are on the foreskin.
Use.
The World Health Organization say that there are lots of uses for the foreskin, such as keeping the glans penis moist, protecting it or to make sexual intercourse feel nicer since it has so many nerves in it.
However, Moses and Bailey (1998), say that "it has not been demonstrated that [the foreskin] is associated with increased male sexual pleasure."
Circumcision.
"Circumcision" is when the foreskin is cut off. It may be done for religious, health, beauty reasons or to stop disease.
The foreskin can also be pierced or slit for fashion reasons.
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🔤- foreskin, noun, singular of foreskins.
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