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@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ The verb for the second phrase may be supplied from the first. AT: "The king doe
 
 # dowry
 
-"bride price." In this culture, the man was required to give a gift to the bride's father.
+the gift a man was required to give to the father of a woman he wants to marry
 
 # foreskins
 
-The word "foreskin" refers to the fold of skin on a man's private parts that is removed during circumcision.
+the fold of skin on a man's private part that is removed during circumcision
 
 # to be avenged from the king's enemies