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bat-pads

bat-pads is the plural of bat-pad.

Meaning of bat-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.

Questions about bat-pads

What is bat-pads the plural of?
Bat-pads is the plural of bat-pad.

Words near bat-pads in the dictionary

  1. bat-house
  2. bat-houses
  3. bat-mitzvah
  4. bat-mitzvahs
  5. bat-pad
  6. bat-pads
  7. bat-phone
  8. bat-phones
  9. bat-shit
  10. Bat-Signal
  11. Bat-Signals

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