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jock·strap

also jock strap (jŏk′străp′)

[jock, male genitals (of unknown origin) + strap.]

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

jockstrap

(ˈdʒɒkˌstræp)

(Clothing & Fashion) an elasticated belt with a pouch worn by men, esp athletes, to support the genitals. Also called: athletic support

[C20: from slang jock penis + strap]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

jock•strap

(ˈdʒɒkˌstræp)

n.

an elasticized belt with a pouch for supporting the genitals, worn as an undergarment by men esp. while participating in athletics.

Also called athletic supporter.

[1895–1900; jock male organ (compare jack in sense “male” and jockey) + strap]

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Noun

jockstrap - a support for the genitals worn by men engaging in strenuous exercise

athletic supporter, suspensor, jock, supporter

man's clothing - clothing that is designed for men to wear

protective garment - clothing that is intended to protect the wearer from injury

Translations

suspensoir

суспензорий

jockstrap

[ˈdʒɒkstræp] N → suspensorio m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

jockstrap

[ˈdʒɒkstræp] n → slip m de sport

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

jockstrap

n → Suspensorium nt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

jockstrap

[ˈdʒɒkˌstræp] n → sospensorio, conchiglia

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

jockstrap

n (fam) suspensorio

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