mitt
[mit]
- Baseball.
- 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.
- 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.
- a mitten.
- Slang. a hand.
- 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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Origin of mitt
First recorded in 1755–65; short for mitten
mitt.
- (in prescriptions) send.
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Origin of mitt.
From the Latin word mitte
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Contemporary Examples
In 2012, Obama narrowly beat Mitt Romney among Florida Cubans, according to exit polls.
The other person for whom a path to the nomination, let alone a candidacy, seems much less likely is Mitt Romney.
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December 16, 2014
Then last week, Bloomberg Businessweek ran a banner headline “Jeb Bush Has a Mitt Romney Problem.”
Jeb Bush, Chris Christie, and Mitt Romney are each doing their best to keep their hopes and options alive.
In 2012, Mitt Romney lost women voters by 11 points, and Republicans lost them by 11 points.
Historical Examples
High and close to Copley's chin the ball whistled into Eliot's mitt.
Rival Pitchers of OakdaleMorgan Scott
Chuckleson lifted a foul that dropped into Shackleton's mitt.
Frank Merriwell's SonBurt L. Standish
It's possible you've never heard of 'Mitt' Bender, our crack pitcher.
Frank Merriwell's SonBurt L. Standish
You'll excuse me, Miss Deane, if I didn't tip all my mitt to you the other day.
Find the WomanArthur Somers Roche
Jonathan drew off a mitt and felt of the lad's clothes from his calves to his waist.
Billy Topsail, M.D.Norman Duncan
mitt
- any of various glovelike hand coverings, such as one that does not cover the fingers
- short for mitten (def. 1)
- baseball a large round thickly padded leather mitten worn by the catcherSee also glove (def. 2)
- (often plural) a slang word for hand
- slang a boxing glove
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Word Origin
C18: shortened from mitten
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Word Origin and History for mitt
n.
1765, shortened form of mitten (q.v.). Baseball sense is from 1902. Slang sense of "hand" is from 1896.
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