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    What was a "dog's leash" used for in the ancient Olympic games?

    Question #49892. Asked by mochyn. (Jul 30 04 2:47 PM)


    MaggieG 5

    		You're not talking about 'infibulation' as described on this site, are you?

    Infibulation was common among contestants - tying a string round the foreskin to stop the penis getting in the way. This was known by the slang term kunodesme, "putting the dog on the lead".
    http://education.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2004/07/24/baoly24.xml&sSheet=/arts/2004/07/24/ixartright.html

    Jul 30 04, 3:51 PM

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