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In ancient Greece, the '''kynodesme''' (κυνοδεσμη, lit. "dog leash") was a thin leather strap that was wound around the [[acroposthion]] (AKA the part of the foreskin which hangs past the head of the penis), which pulled the penis upward and was tied in a bow, tied around the waist, or secured by some other means.<ref name="Hodges">{{REFjournal
|last=Hodges
|firstinit=F.M.FM
|author-link=Frederick M. Hodges
|title=The Ideal Prepuce in Ancient Greece and Rome: Male Genital Aesthetics and Their Relation to Lipodermos, Circumcision, Foreskin Restoration, and the Kynodesme