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jockstrap

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Clothes, Sport
jock·strap /ˈdʒɒkstræp $ ˈdʒɑːk-/ noun [countable]  DCCDSa piece of men’s underwear that supports their sex organs during sport 〔男子运动时用的〕下体护身
Examples from the Corpus
jockstrapSimply walk through a town centre of your choosing wearing nothing but army boots and a jockstrap.In mud wrestling both fighters wear only a jockstrap.Claire has never seen a man in a leopardskin jockstrap before.Looks like he's padded his leopardskin jockstrap too.He is wearing only the pads and a pink jockstrap.The winner is the man who pulls the other guy's jockstrap off.He spent two hours dying the jockstrap.The padded shoulders, the hip pads, the jockstrap.
Origin jockstrap (1800-1900) jock male sex organ (JOCK ITCH) + strap
jock·strap nounChineseSyllable
of that a men’s their piece supports Corpus underwear


jockstrap
jockstrap /ˈdʒɒkstræp $ ˈdʒɑːk-/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Origin: jock 'male sex organ' (JOCK ITCH) + strap
a piece of men’s underwear that supports their sex organs during sport


jock·strapBrE /ˈdʒɒkstræp/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdʒɑːkstræp/ 🔊 (also athˌletic supˈporter especially in NAmE ) nouna piece of men's underwear worn to support or protect the sexual organs while playing sports (男子运动时穿的)下体护身