Definition of Jockstrap

1. Noun. A support for the genitals worn by men engaging in strenuous exercise.


Definition of Jockstrap

1. Noun. An athletic supporter worn by men to support the genitals during strenuous exercise. ¹

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Definition of Jockstrap

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Jockstrap

jockeyism
jockeys
jockeys for position
jockeyship
jockeyships
jocking
jockish
jocklike
jockney
jockneys
jocko
jockocracies
jockocracy
jockos
jocks
jockstraps
jocky
joco
joco-serious
jocolatte
jocose
jocosely
jocoseness
jocosenesses
jocoserious
jocosities
jocosity
jocote
jocotes

Literary usage of Jockstrap

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

1. The U. S. Coal Industry, 1970-1990: Two Decades of ChangeTech (1992)
"Jocking Belt A strap worn by divers to prevent (jockstrap) the diving helmet from being lifted off the shoulders, especially during entry into the water. ..."

2. Urology: Diseases of the Urinary Organs, Diseases of the Male Genital Organs by Edward Loughborough Keyes (1917)
"... jockstrap. After-treatment—The patient need not be confined to bed. The sutures begin to cut loose within a week. The turban is then cut away ..."

3. A Text-book of Practical Therapeutics: With Especial Reference to the by Hobart Amory Hare (1907)
"... over this is placed a piece of rubber-dam sufficiently arge to cover in the cotton, and the dressing is completed by a jockstrap, gored at the sides and ..."

4. Turn of the Century: 2100 by Charlie Pedersen (2007)
"So, if you come on to me, I will kick your ass into the Seine River in Paris and hang you by your jockstrap on one ..."

5. That which Hath Wings: A Novel of the Day by Richard Dehan (1918)
"But it ended, and twelve o'clock brought that keenly-desired opportunity of examining the cut jockstrap and the empty, knife-scored satchel in the official ..."

6. Muhammad Ali & Company by Thomas Hauser (1998)
"(Presumably, Rocky Marciano couldn't have carried Coetzee's jockstrap.) Of course, Arum had promotional ties to Coetzee, as he does now with Foreman ..."

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