mitt

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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

Other definitions for mitt (2 of 2)

mitt.

abbreviation

(in prescriptions) send.

Origin of mitt.

From the Latin word mitte

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How to use mitt in a sentence

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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST

In 2012, Mitt Romney lost women voters by 11 points, and Republicans lost them by 11 points.
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With five thousand dollars in your mitt, you wouldn't need to hang around here to take a lot of slurs.
Blow The Man Down|Holman Day
“Old man Willard held out the marble mitt that-a time, Derry,” said he.
The Terms of Surrender|Louis Tracy
As I watched, she picked up a heavy motorcycle jacket, worn as a catcher's mitt, and put it on like armor.
Little Brother|Cory Doctorow
Ich will Kacht, in den namen Gotts, zu den biderben luten und willig mitt und under inen sterben.
History of the Great Reformation, Volume IV|J. H. Merle D'Aubign
Carrying the bag that contained his uniform and mitt, he swung off with a vigorous, buoyant stride, whistling cheerfully.
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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)

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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