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mitt

Pronunciation: /mɪt/
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Definition of mitt

noun

(usually mitts)
  • a mitten:woolly mitts
  • a glove leaving the fingers and thumb-tip exposed.
  • (also baseball mitt) Baseball a large fingerless glove worn by the catcher or first baseman.
  • informal a person’s hand:it’s essential to get your mitts on a pair of low-slung combat trousers

Origin:

mid 18th century: abbreviation of mitten

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