boxing glove

American  

noun

1. one of a pair of heavily padded leather mittens laced on the palm side of the wrist and hand, worn by boxers in a match or in training for a match.

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boxing glove British  

noun

1. one of a pair of thickly padded mittens worn for boxing

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Etymology

Origin of boxing glove

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

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boxing glove

Usyk presented Trump with a signed boxing glove and the two men bonded over their love for the late Muhammad Ali, with whom Usyk shares a birthday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

A giant inflatable UFC Freedom 250 boxing glove that looks vaguely like the Black Lives Matter fist.

From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026

Next to photographs of Lai when he met former U.S. vice-president Mike Pence and former national security adviser John Bolton, another drawing shows the tycoon wearing a boxing glove, with an American flag design.

From Reuters ● Jun. 23, 2021

He said Pearson only admitted to writing Muhammad Ali's autograph on a boxing glove, but had not checked if the other items were genuine.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2015

He raised his sword, but got smacked in the face with another boxing glove arrow, and sat down hard in a deck chair.

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan