leg guardn.
/ˈlɛɡ ɡɑːd/, U.S. /ˈlɛɡ ˌɡɑrd/ Each of a pair of protective coverings for the legs, esp. the greaves (greave n.2 1) in a suit of armour, or pads worn while playing sport to cushion the leg from blows.
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1796 J. Strutt Compl. View Dress & Habits People of Eng. I. ii. i. 47 The leg-guards..may be properly considered as the greaves or armour for the legs.
1844 Bell's Life in London 12 May 1/3 (advt.) Robert Dark, the Inventor and sole Manufacturer of..the improved leg guards, begs respectfully to inform the lovers of the Game of Cricket that they can be supplied at the shortest notice.
1890 W. J. Gordon Foundry 155 Spongy masses of malleable iron gripped out of the puddling furnaces..with the men around in face-screens and leg-guards.
1950 Nottingham Evening Post 3 May 6/2 It was not long before Widdowson's patented leg-guards were in evidence on every football ground in the country.
1952 C. Day Lewis tr. Virgil Aeneid vii. 160 Working polished leg-guards from malleable silver.
2008 Camarthen Jrnl. (Nexis) 24 Sept. 72 Tregaron's goalkeeper managed to get her leg guard partially in the way but Serena's penalty flick was so powerful it got past her.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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