† grandissimusn.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin grandissimus.

Etymology: < classical Latin grandissimus, superlative of grandis grand adj.

Obsolete. rare.

The penis of a whale.No evidence has been found to support the assertion in the quot. that the term originates in mariners' slang. It is most probably Melville's own coinage.

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1851 H. Melville Moby-Dick xcv. 467 Look at the sailor, called the mincer, who..heavily backs the grandissimus, as the mariners call it, and with bowed shoulders, staggers off with it.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	grandissimus
释义	† grandissimusn. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin grandissimus. Etymology: < classical Latin grandissimus, superlative of grandis grand adj. Obsolete. rare. The penis of a whale.No evidence has been found to support the assertion in the quot. that the term originates in mariners' slang. It is most probably Melville's own coinage. ΚΠ 1851 H. Melville Moby-Dick xcv. 467 Look at the sailor, called the mincer, who..heavily backs the grandissimus, as the mariners call it, and with bowed shoulders, staggers off with it. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.1851
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