mitt

¹ American  

[mit] / mɪt /

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.

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.

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mitt. ² American  

abbreviation

1. (in prescriptions) send.

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mitt British  

/ mɪt /

noun

1. any of various glovelike hand coverings, such as one that does not cover the fingers

2. short for mitten

3. baseball a large round thickly padded leather mitten worn by the catcher See also glove

4. (often plural) a slang word for hand

5. slang a boxing glove

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Etymology

Origin of mitt¹

First recorded in 1755–65; short for mitten

Origin of mitt.²

From the Latin word mitte

Example Sentences

Charlie’s big mitt was three times its size in a bandage that stayed on right up to Thanksgiving.

From Literature

Plus, gloves, helmets, elbow guards, leg protectors, arm sleeves, sliding mitts, cleats, turf shoes, the coolest sunglasses, Bruce Bolt batting gloves, fluorescent batting grips, socks, pants, belts and garments known simply as “ice-cream shorts.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Frequently, there are multiple layers of B-net with space in between that combined to act as a catcher’s mitt.

From Los Angeles Times

"Just keep your mitts off of it," she told him.

From Literature

Janie pushed back from the table, found an oven mitt in the drawer, and pulled the tray of bread out of the oven.

From Literature

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