mitt

[mit]

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noun

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.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.

Origin of mitt

First recorded in 1755–65; short for mitten

mitt.

(in prescriptions) send.

Origin of mitt.

From the Latin word mitte

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Related Words for mitt

capture, incarceration, imprisonment, detention, paw, hand, mitt, grip, fist, palm, commitment, nail, hook, nip, nab, bust, accommodation, nick, crimp

Examples from the Web for mitt

Contemporary Examples of mitt

In 2012, Obama narrowly beat Mitt Romney among Florida Cubans, according to exit polls.
Rubio’s Embargo Anger Plays to the Past
Michael Tomasky
December 19, 2014
The other person for whom a path to the nomination, let alone a candidacy, seems much less likely is Mitt Romney.
How A Jeb Bush Candidacy Would Hurt Chris Christie And Shake Up The 2016 GOP Field
David Freedlander
December 16, 2014
Then last week, Bloomberg Businessweek ran a banner headline “Jeb Bush Has a Mitt Romney Problem.”
Bush, Christie, Romney: Who’ll Be the GOP Class Warrior?
Lloyd Green
December 15, 2014
Jeb Bush, Chris Christie, and Mitt Romney are each doing their best to keep their hopes and options alive.
Bush, Christie, Romney: Who’ll Be the GOP Class Warrior?
Lloyd Green
December 15, 2014
In 2012, Mitt Romney lost women voters by 11 points, and Republicans lost them by 11 points.
Surprise! The GOP Closed the Gender Gap
Patricia Murphy
December 10, 2014

Historical Examples of mitt

High and close to Copley's chin the ball whistled into Eliot's mitt.
Rival Pitchers of Oakdale
Morgan Scott
Chuckleson lifted a foul that dropped into Shackleton's mitt.
Frank Merriwell's Son
Burt L. Standish
It's possible you've never heard of 'Mitt' Bender, our crack pitcher.
Frank Merriwell's Son
Burt L. Standish
You'll excuse me, Miss Deane, if I didn't tip all my mitt to you the other day.
Find the Woman
Arthur 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

British Dictionary definitions for mitt

mitt

noun

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

Word Origin for mitt

C18: shortened from mitten

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Word Origin and History for mitt

1765, shortened form of mitten (q.v.). Baseball sense is from 1902. Slang sense of "hand" is from 1896.