Cestus

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Leather thong or bandage, often covered with lead and iron, anciently worn by Roman pugilist to increase the force of the blow.

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boxing, boxer, pugilist, cestus, sport, boxing glove

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Source

Editor in Chief Charles Morris Winston's Cumulative Loose-Leaf Encyclopedia (Philadelphia, PA: The John C. Winston Company, 1918)

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