Antedating of "Penis"

[Fred Shapiro]

Here's one I never thought I'd antedate, another testament to the efficacy
of JSTOR for antedating scientific vocabulary (I'm not making this one
up):


penis (OED 1676)

1668 _Philosophical Transactions_ III. 751  When he examins the _Penis_,
he taketh notice.


Fred Shapiro


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