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  • 21Gimp suit — A gimp suit is a garment designed to cover the body completely (usually including the hands and feet) and to be very close fitting. It often has an attached hood; if not, it will be worn with a bondage hood or gimp mask . It may be made from… …

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  • 22wet suit — wet′ suit n. spo a close fitting rubber or rubberlike suit worn for body warmth, as by scuba divers or surfers • Etymology: 1950–55 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 23wet suit — n. a closefitting, usually one piece suit of rubber, esp. of foam neoprene, worn as by skin divers for warmth: also written wetsuit n …

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  • 24wet suit — noun Date: 1955 a close fitting suit made of material (as sponge rubber) that traps a thin layer of water against the body to retain body heat and that is worn (as by a skin diver) especially in cold water …

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  • 25Sladen Suit — The Sladen Suit was a heavy type of British divers drysuit made by Siebe Gorman. It is entered by a wide rubber tube at the umbilicus: this tube is folded and tied off before the diver dives. It was used by British manned torpedo riders and for… …

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  • 26wet suit — a close fitting rubber garment worn by a skin diver in cold water that allows a thin, insulating layer of water to collect between the diver s skin and the suit in order to retain body heat. [1950 55] * * * …

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  • 27wet suit — n ↑surfboard, ↑wetsuit a tight piece of clothing, usually made of rubber, worn by people who are swimming, ↑surfing etc in the sea …

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  • 28wet suit — noun (C) a piece of clothing, usually made of rubber, that underwater swimmers wear to keep warm …

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  • 29diving suit — /ˈdaɪvɪŋ sut/ (say duyving sooht) noun a watertight garment, consisting of a rubber or metal body covering and a helmet with an air supply line attached, worn by divers. Also, diving dress …

  • 30Paul Boyton — (often misspelled Boynton) (b. June 29, 1848 in Dublin mdash; April 19, 1924), known as the Fearless Frogman , was a showman and adventurer some credit as having spurred worldwide interest in water sports as a hobby, particularly open water… …

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