Palp

Before the act of cannibalism, which some spiders escape, the male's sexual organ, known as a palp, is broken off inside the female. ❋ Unknown (2012)

Feel free to "palp" your Dutch bike, recumbent, or cargo bike full of borrowed children. ❋ BikeSnobNYC (2010)

I'm comforted to know that people who have paid thousands of dollars for custom bicycles are getting the food and shelter they need, and woe unto the indigent who "palp" inferior componentry. ❋ BikeSnobNYC (2010)

I tend to 'palp' the 'ride until you are wearing too many clothes to bend your arms look'. ❋ BikeSnobNYC (2010)

I realize it seems a bit indulgent, but rest assured that it is only there for the photo shoot and that I usually "palp" a custom threadless carrot that I "machined" myself with a butter knife. ❋ BikeSnobNYC (2010)

Wow...a RivBike ad on your site that even co-opted the term "palp" re: running fat tires. ❋ BikeSnobNYC (2010)

This is not the first time relief at Amstel has been palpable, either; back in 2001, when Eric Dekker beat Lance Armstrong, you could "palp" his relief from quite a long distance: ❋ BikeSnobNYC (2010)

Of course, you don't "palp" a bike like that every day, which is why the Lone Wolf has also curated this wind-cheating daily rider, photographed by another reader: ❋ BikeSnobNYC (2009)

Fortunately, if Matthew McConaughey does decide he wants to "palp" fenders on his next burrito run, WIT has also "curated" this bicycle or at least a picture of it, complete with what appear to be crabon fribé fenders and old-timey ship wheels: ❋ BikeSnobNYC (2009)

Incidentally, I still "palp" the fork when conditions warrant suspensionway and I've been very pleased with it, but don't expect to spot me because I always make sure it's disguised: ❋ BikeSnobNYC (2009)

Really, if you're one of those people who simply must "palp" Italian at all times, you might want to go with something like this instead: ❋ BikeSnobNYC (2009)

..& rapha, i'd rock, run or "palp" those beautiful full fingered leather riding gloves without doubt but at close to $200 bucks a pair ? ❋ BikeSnobNYC (2009)

'palp' is moved, it is rubbed against the 'teeth' in the jaw, and this consequently, in many spiders, produces a sound like the humming of a bee! ❋ Various (N/A)

Further tests, described in the journal Biology Letters, revealed that the longer a male's palp remained lodged in a female, the more sperm was transferred into her, increasing the chances of fertilisation. ❋ Unknown (2012)

The broken palp also served as an effective plug, putting the female out of action for other males. ❋ Unknown (2012)

Sometimes the female breaks off the palp, but males engage in the behaviour too. ❋ Unknown (2012)

The injuries the males sustain make them more aggressive, with eunuch spiders more aggressive than those with one working palp, and those with two palps the least aggressive. ❋ Unknown (2012)

Next time you palp a stack of diapers courtesy of your royalty check, remember that one of those puppies has my name on it. ❋ BikeSnobNYC (2010)

"I currently palp a [Surly] Crosscheck with full fenders and a rear [rack]." "[Riders] often palp more traditional wheels and equipment due to the rough cobblestones." ❋ Yolfer (2009)

"The fear is [palpable]. [Yes, you] can actually palp it." "i hope to get [palped] this weekend." "i was so palped last night I palped all over myself." "I accidentally stepped in your palp, and my dog palped it up." "that chicks totally palpable...i'd palp her silly." ❋ Leo Lucky (2008)

[Emergency powers]? That [sounds] [too much] like Palps. ❋ SnowSkywalker222 (2018)

[Mace Windu] was totally Palped by [the Emperor]’s force [lightening]. Did you see where he landed? ❋ TheRockDoddy (2016)

You [got] [Palped] PALP YOU [I need] some Palping ❋ PALPMASTER (2022)

[Hey guys] [pulling] a Palp. *Takes a month off work and everyone thinks [he died]* ❋ Foxylous (2020)