Definition of Chest protector

1. Noun. Protective garment consisting of a pad worn in baseball by catchers and by football players.

Generic synonyms: Protective Garment

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chest Protector

chest breather
chest breathers
chest cavity
chest film
chest hair
chest index
chest leads
chest metastases with pneumothorax
chest of drawers
chest pain
chest physician
chest press
chest presses
chest protector (current term)
chest radiology
chest register
chest rub
chest rubs
chest tightness
chest tone
chest tube thoracostomy
chest tubes
chest voice
chest wall
chest wall pain
chestal
chested
chestedness

Literary usage of Chest protector

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Red Cross Notesby Johnson & Johnson by Johnson & Johnson (1900)
"Signs of the coming north winds' blow and the driving snow are very apparent in our chest protector department, where great heaps of felt and chamois are ..."

2. Taking Cold by Francke Huntington Bosworth (1891)
"In other words, the chest- protector is a misnomer; it should never under any circumstances be worn. The same may be said of chamois-leather garments worn ..."

3. Bull Run to Bull Run: Or, Four Years in the Army of Northern Virginia by George Baylor (1900)
"Provost-Marshal Harris retained George's travelling shirt, necktie, and chest protector. He also retained all the articles sent Murray, Ryle, Blanton, ..."

4. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1905)
"... special shoes for the base-runners, and yet another kind for the pitcher; pillow-gloves, a wire mask and a chest- protector for the catcher (the mask ..."

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