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"maidenheads"
Wordplay
Act 1,
Scene 1
Lines 24-26

An interpretation of the sexual innuendo in myShakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Act 1, Scene 1.

Sampson

Ay, the heads of the maids, or their maidenheads.
Take it in what sense thou wilt.

Gregory

They must take it in sense that feel it.

Sampson said that he’s going to take away the heads of the Montague “maids”, and that Gregory can take his remark in whichever sense he wants — either literally, that he’s going to cut off the women’s heads, or figuratively, that he’s going to take away their virginity.