well-hung

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well-hung (comparative better-hung, superlative best-hung)

  1. (informal, vulgar) Having a large penis.
    Synonyms: horse-hung, hung like a horse; see also Thesaurus:macrophallic
    • c. 1968, W. H. Auden, As the poets have mournfully sung:
      As the poets have mournfully sung, / Death takes the innocent young, / The rolling-in-money, / The screamingly-funny, / And those who are very well hung.
    • 1995, “Grown Man”, performed by Loudon Wainwright III:
      He wishes he were young, a little better hung
  2. (of meat) Allowed to mature correctly, normally hanging, to encourage tenderness.
    • 2014, Fran Warde, Tim Wilson, Ginger Pig Meat Book, Hachette UK, →ISBN:
      When shopping, you can easily spot well-hung beef. It will be dry on the outside, cushion-soft and will hold a thumb print when pushed in for a few seconds.

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