dowsets

plural noun

dow·​sets

ˈdau̇sə̇ts

variants or doucets

archaic

: the testes of a deer

Word History

Etymology

Middle English doucette (plural doucettes), a sweet dish, from Middle French doucette (feminine of doucet), from Old French doucete, feminine of doucet sweet, pleasant, from douz sweet, from Latin dulcis

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