Etymology
Origin of armguard
Example Sentences
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He hit Smith again, badly this time, flush on the left forearm, in the spot where any sensible batsman would be wearing an armguard.
From The Guardian
Between the first and ninth innings, the Angels’ only baserunner was Trout, who worked a seven-pitch walk to begin the fourth, then took a 97-mph fastball off his armguard to begin the seventh.
From Los Angeles Times
In his next plate appearance, Verlander plunked him on his armguard.
From Los Angeles Times
His solution: DisplaySkin, a screen that wraps around the wrist like a vambrace, or armguard, adapting its display relative to the user's eyeballs.
From Reuters
The ball did not touch the bat - it hit my armguard, my pad and then hit the stumps.
From BBC
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