shin guard
noun
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.
shin guards
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pluralof shin guard.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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You have soccer cranks who didn’t care about the sport 24 hours ago ready to march in the streets wearing shin guards and a full red-striped Waldo kit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
To ensure the test was novel and challenging, they had 4-to-5-year-olds dress up in hockey gear -- two shin guards and a chest guard.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 22, 2024
Roan jumped around in a hot pink and electric blue lucha libre wrestler’s outfit made of latex, with iridescent leather accessories including a belt, mask, shin guards and wrist and upper arm cuffs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2024
Some players are doing last-minute boot checks, others putting on their shin guards.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2023
My cleats and shin guards are in my bag.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
