Arab strap
n.— «I bought another Belle and Sebastien album, The Boy with the Arab Strap. According to the liner notes, an “Arab Strap” is a slang term for a device used to get reluctant horses to mate, now thats Final Jeopardy shit right there!!» —by E rock The Flavor Feb. 16, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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