bollocks is a plural form of bollock
one of the 2 male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
body noun (body parts)
bollocks
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epididymis | rete testis | seminiferous tubule | spermatic cord | testicular artery | testicular vein | undescended testis | vas deferens
orchis | testicle | testis | ball [obscenity, slang] | ballock [obscenity, slang] | cobbler [Britain, slang] | cojone [slang] | egg [slang] | nut [obscenity, slang]
Old English beallucas "testicles", from a Proto-Germanic root *ball-, from ...
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the male gonad in animals. Like the ovaries to which they are homologous, testes are components of both the reproductive system and the endocrine system. The primary functions of the testes are to produce sperm and to produce androgens, primarily ... (40 of 3355 words, 15 images)
in animals, the organ that produces sperm, the male reproductive cell, and androgens, the male hormones. In humans the testes occur as a pair of ... (25 of 747 words, 5 images)
another word for "testicle" (4 of 318 words, 6 usage examples, pronunciations)
The reproductive gland in a male vertebrate, the source of spermatozoa and ... | An analogous gland in an invertebrate animal, such as a hydra or a ... (26 of 259 words, 2 definitions, pronunciations)
one of a pair of glands that produce the male reproductive cells, or sperm. In fetal life the testes develop in the abdomen, then descend into an ... (27 of 137 words, pronunciations)
a typically paired male reproductive gland that produces sperm and secretes testosterone and that in most mammals is contained within the scrotum at ... (23 of 52 words, pronunciations)
either of two oval sex glands in the male that are suspended in the scrotum and secrete spermatozoa; testis (19 of 37 words, pronunciations)
either of the two round male sex organs which produce sperm and are contained in the scrotum (bag of skin) below and behind the penis (25 of 34 words, pronunciation)
an organ which produces spermatozoa (male reproductive cells) (8 of 34 words, pronunciations)
a testicle (2 of 28 words, pronunciation)
the male gonad or reproductive gland, either of two oval glands located in the scrotum. (15 of 26 words, pronunciations)
[anatomy] A testicle of a vertebrate | [biology] An analogous gland in invertebrates such as the hydra (16 of 17 words, 2 definitions)
either of the paired male reproductive glands, roundish in shape, that produce sperm and male sex hormones, and hang in a small sac scrotum (24 of 54 words, pronunciations)
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Origin: Old English beallucas "testicles", from a Proto-Germanic root *ball-, from Proto-Indo-European *bhel- "to inflate, swell"
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bollock
Origin: Middle English ballok, balluk, balok, from Old English bealluc ("testicle", literally "little ball"), equivalent to ball + -ock.
First use: 1744
Origin: "testicles", see "bollix". In British slang, as an ejaculation meaning "nonsense", recorded from 1919.
Audio 1: North American English pronunciation of "bollock"
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