| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | cod·piece |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  k d p s |
| NOUN: | A pouch at the crotch of the tight-fitting breeches worn by men in the 15th and 16th centuries. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English codpece : cod, bag, scrotum (from Old English codd, bag) + pece, piece; see piece.
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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