Definitions
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- noun A piece of apparel to protect the front of the lower leg (the
shin ). Usually worn when playing sports.
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Examples
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In short, there is no need for any cautions & the substitution may proceed as requested 2. This is the text book (casu quo, law book) example : the interpretation section of the LOTG state that 'hitting the ball with a thrown object (boot, shinguard, etc.) counts as an infringement.'
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She was making a bigger fuss than she'd ever made over a soccer boo-boo, and her coach told me that when he went to straighten her leg to get her shinguard off, she screamed.
Ouch. 2005
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Eric Byrnes, left, ran into the shinguard of Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek and never touched home plate in Game 3 of the ALDS.
USATODAY.com - The drama's been great, but often the play has not 2003
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She was making a bigger fuss than she'd ever made over a soccer boo-boo, and her coach told me that when he went to straighten her leg to get her shinguard off, she screamed.
Archive 2005-09-01 2005
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I'm sort of a blend of MY acolyte, lobbist, defender, and shinguard against verbal ripping, but I think (without looking it up) these eight games are his worst streak ever in the majors.
Lone Star Ball Adam J. Morris 2010
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Regarding some of the less savoury aspects of the series, have you forgotten Gary Bergman being kicked so hard by a Russian player that the blade split his shinguard in half and tore open his lower leg?
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Buchanan's first pitch got past catcher Jordan Fuller, hitting Fuller's shinguard and careening near the Central dugout.
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Daniel Cabrera bounces a fastball off Jesus Flores 'shinguard and Rasmus takes third.
Federal Baseball 2009
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Daniel Cabrera bounces a fastball off Jesus Flores 'shinguard and Rasmus takes third.
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Gonzalez threw home, but the ball kicked off catcher Ryan Hanigan's shinguard for a throwing error as Johnson scored and Escobar took third.
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