Jun 5 Word of the Day
A pubic hair piece. A toupee for the pubic area/genitals. In the 1700’s when mercury was used to treat sexually transmitted diseases (Gonorrhea or Syphilis) one of the side effects was the loss of pubic hair. To disguise this condition, that was not cured by mercury, a Merkin was employed.
17th Century setting: Due to his treatment of the "French Pox" (syphilis) with mercury a merkin Gwendolyn used a Merkin to used to hide the side effects of hair loss and not alarm her husband.
by David W. Tuthill December 30, 2005
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The late afternoon and evening is often the only time of day when saw-owners are home to show me the blades that they want re-set, so to avoid being out after kerfew, I simply hurry around to the different addresses on my clients-list, gather up and label (so that I can keep track of which blades belong to which people) the different saw-blades that they want refurbished, and then haul them all back to my shop instead of trying to work on them at the people's houses. That way I can restore the blades at my leisure, and then drop the repaired blades back off at the people's residences sometime the next day.
by QuacksO October 04, 2019