pipes

pipes
 n.pl.— «Complaints allege Wright routinely asked some of the firm’s young associate women to “feel his pipes” or “feel his guns”—sexually suggestive slang for feeling his biceps.» —“H&K’s handling sets a troubling standard” by Robert Trigaux St. Petersburg Times (Florida) Mar. 30, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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