tribades (was: New Arvorec words)

Ferenc wrote:

>  > >tryvaeth "lesbian" < English "tribade"
>
>I've never heard the word, "tribade"...what does it mean?
Just another not-oft used word for "lesbian" (I didn't realize it had
an "e" on the end). My OED says it hails from the Greek word
"tribein", "to rub". "Tribadism" is supposedly a lesbian method of
intercourse. You figure it out.

Kou

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