mitt

¹

[ mit ]

noun

1. Baseball.
   1. a rounded glove with one internal section for the four fingers and another for the thumb and having the side next to the palm of the hand protected by a thick padding, used by catchers.
   2. a somewhat similar glove but with less padding and having sections for the thumb and one or two fingers, used by first basemen. Compare baseball glove.
2. a mitten.
3. Slang. a hand.
4. a glove that leaves the lower ends of the fingers bare, especially a long one made of lace or other fancy material and worn by women.

mitt.

²

abbreviation for

1. (in prescriptions) send.

mitt

/ mɪt /

noun

1. any of various glovelike hand coverings, such as one that does not cover the fingers
2. See mitten
   short for mitten
3. See glove
   baseball a large round thickly padded leather mitten worn by the catcher See also glove
4. See hand
   often plural a slang word for hand
5. slang.
   a boxing glove

Word History and Origins

Origin of mitt¹

First recorded in 1755–65; short for mitten

Origin of mitt²

From the Latin word mitte

Word History and Origins

Origin of mitt¹

C18: shortened from mitten

Example Sentences

This pick will withstand high temps without making you feel like you’re wearing boxing mitts.

From Popular-Science

Once you’re done exploring the park’s 90-plus miles of hiking trails, cool down in the creek or kick back on the front deck and warm your mitts by the fire on a pair of crimson Adirondack chairs.

From Outside Online

For the average person in average cold temperatures, it would be prudent to have a medium-weight glove that has good dexterity, but also to carry some heavier synthetic mitts that are often very lightweight and warm.

From Popular-Science

Carefully remove the bread pudding from the pot using oven mitts and the trivet handles.

From Washington Post

In 2012, Obama narrowly beat Mitt Romney among Florida Cubans, according to exit polls.

From The Daily Beast

The other person for whom a path to the nomination, let alone a candidacy, seems much less likely is Mitt Romney.

From The Daily Beast

Then last week, Bloomberg Businessweek ran a banner headline “Jeb Bush Has a Mitt Romney Problem.”

From The Daily Beast

Jeb Bush, Chris Christie, and Mitt Romney are each doing their best to keep their hopes and options alive.

From The Daily Beast

In 2012, Mitt Romney lost women voters by 11 points, and Republicans lost them by 11 points.

From The Daily Beast

With five thousand dollars in your mitt, you wouldn't need to hang around here to take a lot of slurs.

From Project Gutenberg

“Old man Willard held out the marble mitt that-a time, Derry,” said he.

From Project Gutenberg

As I watched, she picked up a heavy motorcycle jacket, worn as a catcher's mitt, and put it on like armor.

From Project Gutenberg

Ich will Kacht, in den namen Gotts, zu den biderben luten und willig mitt und under inen sterben.

From Project Gutenberg

Carrying the bag that contained his uniform and mitt, he swung off with a vigorous, buoyant stride, whistling cheerfully.

From Project Gutenberg

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