shoulder pad
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2.9
- noun
- /ˈʃoʊldər pæd/
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hombrera
- The player adjusted his shoulder pads before stepping onto the field for the game.
- helmets and shoulder pads
- wearing shoulder pads
- football shoulder pads
I love the Cowboys alternate where they have the star on the shoulder pad, great shoulders.
- I love the Cowboys alternate where they have the star on the shoulder pad, great shoulders.
- But specifically the sounds of football when you hear the pads popping, the pads come on, the shoulder pads come on for the first time and you start hearing it.
- What's great about this isn't that picture, but that I was wearing that same uniform, shoulder pads and everything.
Examples
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It's got really pronounced shoulder pads here, and I just think it's so great.
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Hey, you seen my shoulder pads around here?
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I took the shoulder pads out.
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And you better take off your shoulder pads.
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Throw on those shoulder pads.
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Phil is wearing a full Steelers football uniform, complete with shoulder pads.
Fiction book (1993) -
Now these shoulder pads are secondhand.
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We are gonna shake the rust out of these shoulder pads and we're gonna become winners.
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The only thing that a defensive lineman has to make a tackle with is his shoulder pad.
Blog text (6) -
I have a fabulous 80s suit with serious ruffling action and shoulder pads all the way to heaven.
Blog text (27)
How Protective
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a protective pad worn over the shoulder' is directly and predictably composed from 'shoulder' (the body area) + 'pad' (a protective or cushioning layer). This noun-noun compounding follows common, cross-linguistic logic (a pad for the shoulder), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Shoulder pad comes from the simple image of a pad placed on the shoulder to take blows during a game. That's why it means 'a protective piece of equipment' players wear to avoid injury.