Middle English Dictionary Entry
coilōns n. (plural)
Entry Info
| Forms | coilōns n. (plural) Also coilion, colyoun, culyon. |
| Etymology | OF coillon (from L culleus bag). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
The testicles.
Associated quotations
- (c1390) Chaucer CT.Pard.(Manly-Rickert)C.952 : I wolde I hadde thy coylons [vrr. coilion(s, colyouns, culyons] in myn hond In stede of relikes.
- c1450 Lydg.SSecr.Ctn.(Sln 2464)1756 : To Coyllons, yerde Rednesse doth resoorte, Gayn which these medycynes doon counforte.