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noun
an enclosed compartment with openings to which long gloves are attached, enabling someone outside the compartment to reach inside and handle its contents without causing or incurring injury or contamination, as in a laboratory or hospital.
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Origin of glove box
1855–60 for earlier sense
Words nearby glove box
Gloucester City, Gloucester Old Spot, Gloucestershire, glout, glove, glove box, glove compartment, glove leather, gloveman, glove puppet, glover
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British Dictionary definitions for glove box
glove box
noun
a closed box in which toxic or radioactive substances can be handled by an operator who places his hands through protective gloves sealed to the box
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