shin guard

American

noun

Sports.

a protective covering, usually of leather or plastic and often padded, for the shins and sometimes the knees, worn chiefly by catchers in baseball and goalkeepers in ice hockey.

Etymology

Origin of shin guard

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

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Mookie Betts didn’t have time to toss his bat, unstrap his shin guard or take even a half-step toward first base.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2023

Reign forward Bethany Balcer leapt to send the ball past McLeod with her shin guard.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 1, 2022

Harry Maguire ended up with Wilmar Barrios’s shin guard.

From New York Times • Jul. 3, 2018

I felt the impact, sure, but the shin guard guarded my shin, as advertised.

From Slate • Jun. 28, 2018

I did not know just what had gone wrong but tried to help it out by putting a shin guard under my jersey over the ribs during the intermission.

From Football Days Memories of the Game and of the Men behind the Ball by Edwards, William Hanford

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