Testicle

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Testicle \Tes"ti*cle\, n. [L. testiculus, dim. of testis a
     testicle, probably the same word as testis a witness, as
     being a witness to manhood. Cf. {Test} a witness.] (Anat.)
     One of the essential male genital glands which secrete the
     semen.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  testicle
       n : one of the two male reproductive glands that produce
           spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the
           balls and got away" [syn: {testis}, {orchis}, {ball}, {ballock},
            {bollock}, {nut}, {egg}]