/ mɪt; NAmE / noun
1.
= mitten
2.
( in baseball ) a large thick leather glove worn for catching the ball
3.
[ usually pl. ] ( slang ) a hand :
I'd love to get my mitts on one of those.
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 18th cent.: abbreviation of mitten .
/ mɪt; NAmE / noun
1.
= mitten
2.
( in baseball ) a large thick leather glove worn for catching the ball
3.
[ usually pl. ] ( slang ) a hand :
I'd love to get my mitts on one of those.
••
WORD ORIGIN
mid 18th cent.: abbreviation of mitten .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005