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The reefing procedure — removing a portion of the giraffe's prepuce and repairing the remaining portion — was done, and the entire process took about two hours.—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 16 May 2024
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Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin praeputium
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