17 Body Parts You Didn't Know Had A Name
12. Gowpen
Okay, this isn't actually a part of your body, but a space formed by it. The Gowpen is the hollow that is formed when the two hands are placed together to create a bowl shape.
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It originates from the Old Norse gaupn meaning, well, "the hollow that is formed when the two hands are placed together to create a bowl shape". They were an imaginative lot.
11. Anatomical Snuff Box
Sure, it sounds like a euphemism for some kind of genital, but you Anatomical Snuff Box is actually a part of your hand - specifically, a triangular deepening on the radial, dorsal aspect of the hand.
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It gets its name from the practice of sniffing snuff - a type of powdered tobacco - from its handy little dish.