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Hector protector

Hector protector noun: a hard protector for the genitals worn inside the underpants by a batsman or close fielder; a box.

Noun

Hector protector (plural Hector protectors)

  1. (slang) A hard protector for the genitals worn inside the underpants by a batsman or close fielder; a box.
    • Vaseline in the cricket shoes, chilli powder in his hector protector, that sort of thing is Australian cricket's natural method of correction.2004 March 12, The Chaser, Sydney, page 20, column 3

Forms of Hector protector

pluralHector protectors

Questions about Hector protector

What does Hector protector mean?
Hector protector means a hard protector for the genitals worn inside the underpants by a batsman or close fielder; a box.
What part of speech is Hector protector?
Hector protector is a noun.
What is the plural of Hector protector?
The plural of Hector protector is Hector protectors.

Words near Hector protector in the dictionary

  1. hectomillions
  2. hectopascal
  3. hectopsyllid
  4. hectopsyllids
  5. hector
  6. Hector protector
  7. Hector protectors
  8. Hector's dolphin
  9. Hectorean
  10. hectored
  11. hectorer

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