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a hard cover worn by men to protect their sex organs when playing sports
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a tight piece of underwear that a man wears to support his sex organs when he is playing sport
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a piece of clothing that covers the body tightly from the neck to the top of the legs and is used for dancing or exercising
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sports clothes that people often wear as ordinary clothes, consisting of a jacket and trousers made of very thin brightly coloured cloth. Shell suits were popular among working-class people in the 1990s.
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an object that you wear inside your socks to protect your shins when you are playing games such as football and rugby
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a large piece of hard plastic that is worn under a shirt to protect a player’s shoulders in the sport of American football
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a shoe with a rubber sole (=bottom) that is used for playing tennis and other sports
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special white clothes that people often wear for playing sports such as tennis or cricket
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a percussion instrument used by football fans which makes a rattling sound when shaken
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