Hypertext Webster Gateway: "codpiece"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Codpiece \Cod"piece`\, n. [Cod, n., ? + piece.]
A part of male dress in front of the breeches, formerly made
very conspicuous. --Shak. Fosbroke.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
codpiece
n : (15th-16th century) a flap for the crotch of men's
tight-fitting breeches
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