shoulderpad

English

Noun

shoulderpad (plural shoulderpads)

  1. Alternative form of shoulder pad
    • 1966, Olderman, Murray, The pro quarterback‎[1], Prentice-Hall, page 205:
      He stepped swiftly inside the group of clustered shoulderpads and slugged the back. No more complaints.
    • 1990, Germain, Georges-Hébert, Overtime : the legend of Guy Lafleur‎[2], Viking, page 6:
      ... he put on his shinpads, his shoulderpads, then his toque, some mittens and an old coat of his father’s. Because of the shoulderpads, his own coat would have been too small.
    • 2009, Fowler, Ruth, Girl, Undressed: On Stripping in New York City‎[3], Penguin Books, page 64:
      Brenda wears brown tweed and shoulderpads.
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