From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishcodpiececod‧piece /ˈkɒdpiːs $ ˈkɑːd-/ noun [countable] DCa piece of coloured cloth worn by men in the 15th and 16th centuries to cover the opening in the front of their trousers
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codpiece• A tribesman, wearing only a codpiece and feathers in his hair, stamps his spear and utters a deep moan.• Guitarist Warren De Martini looks the part - skinny, cocky, codpiece screaming, is all tart and no voice.• She pressed up against me, her fingers tickling my codpiece though I knew she was after my purse.• You know the type, with their tight hose, protruding codpieces, puffed doublets and short cloaks.Origin codpiece (1400-1500) cod “bag, scrotum” ((11-19 centuries)) (from Old English codd) + piece 