mitt
noun/mɪt/
/mɪt/
- (also mitten)a type of glove that covers the four fingers together and the thumb separately
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- (in baseball) a large thick leather glove worn for catching the ball
- [usually plural] (slang) a hand
- I'd love to get my mitts on one of those.
Word Originmid 18th cent.: abbreviation of mitten.
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