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.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

shin guards

plural

Etymology

Origin of shin guard

First recorded in 1900–05

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shin guard

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

The puck appeared to catch Matty Beniers away from the protection of his shin guard in the final seconds of Sunday’s game against the Philadelphia Flyers.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 14, 2023

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

Through the black woods rang the sound of a sword clanging against a steel shin guard.

From Men Called Him Master by Elwyn A. (Elwyn Allen) Smith

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