zipper
Illustration — Clothespin zipper used in bondage demonstration • Illustration — A demonstration of a zipper at Folsom Street Fair In BDSM terms, a zipper is a string of clothespins or other clips, held together loosely by a cord or light chain. The skin is clipped in the clips for a short time, then the cord is pulled, causing the clips to be pulled off the skin one by one in rapid sequence causing a unique sensation.
zipper
Jere Keys from San Francisco, USA · Dore Alley Fair · CC BY 2.0
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Illustration — Clothespin zipper used in bondage demonstration • Illustration — A demonstration of a zipper at Folsom Street Fair In BDSM terms, a zipper is a string of clothespins or other clips, held together loosely by a cord or light chain. The skin is clipped in the clips for a short time, then the cord is pulled, causing the clips to be pulled off the skin one by one in rapid sequence causing a unique sensation.
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 10303356-7, Zipper.
General reference · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
- Getty Union List of Artist Names 500635703, Zipper, Eef.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q8072651: zipper
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These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Rinella, Jack. The toybag guide to clips and clamps. Greenery Press. 7. 2011. 978-1-890159-95-5.
- 2.Venning, Rachel. Sex toys 101 : a playfully, uninhibited guide. Simon & Schuster. 155. 2003. 0-7432-4351-X.
- 3.Easton, Dossie. The new bottoming book. Greenery. 2001. 978-1-890159-87-0.
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 10303356-7, Zipper.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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Getty Union List of Artist Names 500635703, Zipper, Eef.The Getty Research Institute
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Internet Archive holdings naming zipperInternet Archive
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q8072651: zipperWikimedia Foundation
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