MITT


Meaning of MITT in English

/ 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.