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bat-pad

bat-pad noun: one of a pair of soft padded coverings that protect the legs of the person batting; a pad or batting pad.

Noun

bat-pad (countable and uncountable, plural bat-pads)

  1. (countable) One of a pair of soft padded coverings that protect the legs of the person batting; a pad or batting pad.
  2. (informal, uncountable) A fielding position very close to the batsman, square on the leg side, designed to catch the ball from a misplaced defensive shot.
  3. (countable, informal) A fielder in this position.

Forms of bat-pad

pluralbat-pads

Questions about bat-pad

What does bat-pad mean?
Bat-pad means one of a pair of soft padded coverings that protect the legs of the person batting; a pad or batting pad.
What part of speech is bat-pad?
Bat-pad is a noun.
What is the plural of bat-pad?
The plural of bat-pad is bat-pads.

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