codpiece

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A part of male dress in the 15th and 16th centuries, worn in front of the breeches to cover the male genitals.
A conspicuous protection for the male genitals in a suit of plate armor.

/ˈkɒdˌpiːs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-codpiece.wav

codpiece codpieces cod-piece

From cod (“bag, pouch, scrotum”) + piece.

merkin

codpieced

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