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- noun Plural form of
shinguard .
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Examples
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Maybe light gauntlets and shinguards or something of the sort.
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But let's face it, they're also liable to spend lots of time watching guys standing around during pitching changes, dawdling on the mound or stepping out of the batter's box to perform some idiosyncratic ritual that involves tapping one's bat on one's shinguards.
The Anatomy of a Baseball Broadcast David Biderman 2010
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In the basement of Calvary Methodist Church in Columbia Heights, kicks and punches strike shinguards and headgear, sending muffled booms echoing off the yellow walls.
Mixed martial arts students go head-to-head for good health 2010
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Soon, six fighters in shinguards, mouthguards and boxing gloves are gathered at one end of the gym.
Mixed martial arts students go head-to-head for good health 2010
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Dressed in shorts and T-shirts, they look like average gym-goers, except for their black shinguards and bare feet.
Mixed martial arts students go head-to-head for good health 2010
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Some cabinets contain military paraphernalia: helmets, swords, shinguards.
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The line for trainer Pablo's taping services is extensive, so I just opt for a little tape around my ankles, on the outside of the sock, to keep those shinguards in place.
James Rotondi: Pretend It Like Beckham, Pt 2: The LA Galaxy Soccer Fantasy Camp Gets Real 2009
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I really like skidding down an incline and striking potholes with the front wheel and now wear an old catcher's chest protector from the Goodwill it's totally Mad Max with the shinguards, but I often wear out rear tires and my front wheel is wobbly.
BSNYC Firday Fun Quiz! BikeSnobNYC 2009
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On a monsoon-drenched training field outside Delhi, 12-year-old girls in cleats and shinguards dribble with the boys before breaking off for their own five-a-side games.
GIRL POWER 2008
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Elizabeth had soccer practice at 5:30, and I'd forgotten her uniform, cleats, and shinguards.
Archive 2005-08-01 2005
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