noun
also mit ˈmit, usu -id.+V
( -s )
Etymology: short for mitten
1.
a. : a woman's dress glove leaving the fingers uncovered, often extending to or above the elbow, and made of a dressy material (as lace, net, silk)
b. : mitten 1
wearing thick Arctic mitts
c.
(1) : a baseball catcher's glove with heavy padding and a separate section only for the thumb
(2) : a first baseman's glove with a padded palm, thumb, and one or two finger sections
(3) : a protective mitten used in punching bag practice
d. : a device of cloth or similar material shaped (as for household dusting or car washing) to wear over the hand
dust mitt
wash mitt
oven mitt
2. slang : hand
dinner pail in his hardened mitt — Sinclair Lewis
get your mitts out of my desk drawer