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codpiece

Noun

cod=piece

WORDNET DICTIONARY

codpiece(n = noun.artifact) Array - (15th-16th century) a flap for the crotch of men's tight-fitting breeches; Array

is a kind of flap

codpiece, n. [Cod, n., + piece.].

A part of male dress in front of the breeches, formerly made very conspicuous. Shak. Fosbroke. [1913 Webster]

codpiece, n. hist. an appendage like a small bag or flap at the front of a man's breeches.

Etymology

ME, f. cod scrotum + PIECE

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