Copulation
81loss of innocence — copulation before marriage Usually of women, in the days when extramarital sex for them was taboo: That motive was unquestionably not to be traced to the loss of her innocence and her character. (W. Collins, 1860) …
82the main thing — copulation For Pepys and other males subsequently in their encounters with females: ... here finding Mrs Lane, took her over to Lambeth where we were lately, and there did what I would with her but only the main thing, which she would… …
83marital rights — copulation by a man with his wife In the days when this phrase was used seriously, the sexual meaning transcended the economic and other rights which a husband acquired over his wife and her possessions when they married. Both lay and… …
84marriage joys — copulation But what of shared children, companionship, warmed slippers, and cooked meals? Also as the marriage act, which is not nuptials: The sweet silent hours of marriage joys. (Shakespeare, Richard III) Heterosexuality and the… …
85the missionary position — copulation during which the male lies atop the female Not the status of those who take the Gospel among the heathen but from the practice of missionaries among the Polynesians, who had favoured a quadripedal approach: The guy s on top… …
86the national indoor game — copulation Certainly played by many, and not usually al fresco …
87night games — copulation And in America as night baseball, which is often played away from home: He was too old for games. What kind of games? Night games, she said softly. (Theroux, 1992) …
88nocturnal exercise — copulation Another form of night physic: ... if I m not down to twelve stone by the time we reach Calcutta, it won t be for want of nocturnal exercise. (Fraser. 1975) …
89one thing — copulation It is a commonly held belief among adult females that a man s interest in them is solely sexually based: I d really only wanted one thing. She told me so this morning. (Amis, 1978) …
90protected sex — copulation or sodomy using a condom: Not girls looked after by chaperones but seeking to protect against the transfer of disease: As she had recently come from abroad and despite the fact they had protected sex, he thought it prudent… …