mitt
[ mit ]
/ mɪt /
noun
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
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Origin of mitt.
From the Latin word mitte
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British Dictionary definitions for mitt
mitt
/ (mɪt) /
noun
any of various glovelike hand coverings, such as one that does not cover the fingers
short for mitten (def. 1)
(often plural) a slang word for hand
slang a boxing glove
Word Origin for mitt
C18: shortened from mitten
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