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Definition of Chest protector
1. Noun. Protective garment consisting of a pad worn in baseball by catchers and by football players.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chest Protector
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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