"wriststrap" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wriststraps [plural], wrist strap [alternative]
Etymology: From wrist + strap. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|wrist|strap}} wrist + strap Head templates: {{en-noun}} wriststrap (plural wriststraps)
  1. A strap worn around the wrist to circumvent straining the hand by translocating the borne load to the stronger parts of the arm when carrying or lifting an item. Categories (topical): Exercise equipment Translations (a strap worn around the wrist to carry): 護腕帶 /护腕带 (Chinese Mandarin), rannehihna (Finnish), rannelenkki (Finnish), Trageband (note: for cameras and the like) [neuter] (German), Zughilfe (for weightlifting) [feminine] (German), ля́мка (ljámka) [feminine] (Russian), ремешо́к (remešók) [masculine] (Russian), крюк для тя́ги (krjuk dlja tjági) [masculine] (Russian), vristband [neuter] (Swedish)

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Alternative forms

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