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Date: 1800-1900
Origin: jock 'male sex organ' ( JOCK ITCH) + strap

jockstrap

 noun
     
Related topics: Clothes, Sport
jock‧strap [countable]
DCCDS a piece of men's underwear that supports their sex organs during sport
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