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circumciseth

circumciseth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of circumcise.

Meaning of circumcise

Verb

circumcise (third-person singular simple present circumcises, present participle circumcising, simple past and past participle circumcised)

  1. To surgically remove the foreskin (prepuce) from the penis of.
    • The woman then explained [...] "I was married to this husband, who is one of their great men, and who is, moreover, a Jew, for there are different religions among them; and I also am a Jewess: and when this child was born, I spake unto my husband, and entreated of him, that he would get a Moohel to...1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume II, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 349
  2. (proscribed, sometimes) To surgically remove the clitoris (clitoridectomy), clitoral hood, or labia.
  3. (slang) To trim off the portion of the barrel liner of a large-caliber naval gun that protrudes from the end of the barrel as a result of the liner slowly stretching from prolonged fire.

Origin of circumciseth

circumcise + -eth

Questions about circumciseth

What is circumciseth the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Circumciseth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of circumcise.

Words near circumciseth in the dictionary

  1. circumcisee
  2. circumcisees
  3. circumciser
  4. circumcisers
  5. circumcises
  6. circumciseth
  7. circumcising
  8. circumcision
  9. circumcisional
  10. circumcisionism
  11. circumcisionist

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