Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
sobremedias
English translation:
stirrups
Added to glossary by
Hazel Whiteley
Jan 21, 2007 19:55
17 yrs ago
Spanish term
sobremedias
Spanish to English
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Sports / Fitness / Recreation
baseball (Spain)
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Proposed translations
(English)
4 | stirrups | tazdog (X) |
4 | leg warmers | GLENN MCBRIDE WITHENSHAW |
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stirrups
I'd say these have to be the stirrups (stirrup stockings/socks), the ones that go on top of the sanitary socks:
In baseball’s early days, the dyes used in stockings were not colorfast, so a spike wound could easily get an unhealthy dose of colored dye. Wearing a white stocking underneath the colored hose would help eliminate the problem, but the double thickness of socks meant that a player’s shoe no longer fit properly. The solution, introduced during the first decade of the 20th century, was the colored stirrup stocking. The innovative sock allowed for a protective layer of material around the leg but a single thickness of material in the shoe. Since the white stockings worn underneath the stirrup stockings provided a sanitary layer of protection, they were dubbed “sanitaries.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball_clothing_and_equipment
Here's what they look like:
http://www.baseballjunk.com/stirrups.htm
In baseball’s early days, the dyes used in stockings were not colorfast, so a spike wound could easily get an unhealthy dose of colored dye. Wearing a white stocking underneath the colored hose would help eliminate the problem, but the double thickness of socks meant that a player’s shoe no longer fit properly. The solution, introduced during the first decade of the 20th century, was the colored stirrup stocking. The innovative sock allowed for a protective layer of material around the leg but a single thickness of material in the shoe. Since the white stockings worn underneath the stirrup stockings provided a sanitary layer of protection, they were dubbed “sanitaries.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball_clothing_and_equipment
Here's what they look like:
http://www.baseballjunk.com/stirrups.htm
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Comment: "Thanks for your help with this and the other baseball clothes terms."
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leg warmers
this is probably one of those terms that has lots of nationl variations
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