shin guard

American  

noun

Sports.

1. 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.

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Etymology

Origin of shin guard

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

McCann’s shot was stopped, but the rebound went straight in off the shin guard of Senators defenseman Thomas Chabot.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 9, 2023

He doffed his batting helmet to the crowd and tapped Molina’s shin guard with his bat.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2021

During Wednesday’s match between Mexico and Sweden, the player was Sweden’s Andreas Granqvist, rolling around with both hands on his shin guard after an interaction with Mexico’s Hirving Lozano.

From Slate • Jun. 28, 2018

Teixeira removed his shin guard and threw it in the air in disgust as both dugouts and bullpens emptied.

From New York Times • Aug. 3, 2016

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

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