testicle

2 definitions found

testicle - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

testicle - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  testicle
      n 1: one of the two male reproductive glands that produce
           spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the
           balls and got away" [syn: testis, testicle, orchis,
           ball, ballock, bollock, nut, egg]