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mitt
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
mitt
(noun)
oven mitt
(noun)
mitt
/
ˈ
mɪt/
noun
plural
mitts
mitt
/
ˈ
mɪt/
noun
plural
mitts
Britannica Dictionary definition of MITT
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1
:
mitten
children bundled up in hats and
mitts
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see also
oven mitt
2
baseball
a
:
a special type of heavy glove worn by the catcher
a catcher's
mitt
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b
:
a special type of glove worn by the first baseman
a first baseman's
mitt
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informal
:
hand
He can hold anything in those big
mitts
of his.
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